396 Voucher 373, April 1890; George English Co. TAE, October 1888, and George Kunz TAE, October 1888 (in
DF 1888, Edison, TA-General, D-88-05); also George English and Co.."396
Theodore Edison stated 1970 that believed the collection had gone the
Ford Museum, but its current disposition unknown?97 The inventory the
original collection reproduced Appendix A.
388 Notebook N-88-01-30, 63. TAE, March 26, 1890 (in DF
1890, WOL-General, D-90-64).
3SM George English and Co.Edison purchased complete set electrical patents, well sets The
Century Dictionary, Encyclopedia Britannica, and Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia,
among others.. subscribed dozens scientific journals, and periodically had
them bound. Early the next week the magazines were
returned the laboratory with Edison’s markings and notes?92 Books from the
library were also transferred the house for Edison’s use?93
In October 1888, Edison was offered the George Kunz mineral collection, which
he purchased early 1890 for $8,000?94 Later that year Andrew Hartman was
hired mount the minerals specially adapted shelves the first tier the
library?95 The collection remained the library least through 1910, when
Dyer and Martin described ". TAE, December 21, 1889 (in 1889, WOL—
Suppliers, D-89-70)..
119
.a series glass-fronted cabinets contain[ing]
extensive collections curious and beautiful mineralogical and geological
specimens, among which the notable Tiffany-Kunz collection minerals. Edison collected:
the popular magazines, together with those technical nature relating to
electricity, chemistry, engineering, mechanics, building, cement, building materials,
drugs, water and gas, power, automobiles, railroads, aeronautics, philosophy,
hygiene, physics, telegraphy, mining, metallurgy, metals, music, and others; also
theatrical weeklies, well the proceedings and transactions various learned
and technical societies?91
William Meadowcroft said that Edison subscribed more than magazines. II, col.
When they arrived the library during the week, they were sent his home
for him review Sunday..
396 Dyer, Martin, and Meadowcroft, Edison: His Life and Inventions, 641.
391 Dyer, Martin, and Meadowcroft, Edison: His Life and Inventions, 641. 1910, the shelves the first and second tier held thousands of
these journals. 4.
397 Theodore Edison interview, May 1970, Oral History Project, 170.
392 The New York Times, November 1931, sect.
