This was the one part the laboratory that continued operate after 1931, for
its services and patterns were still needed the factories Thomas Edison,
Inc.649
546 Ibid. Its functions included general carpentry and repair work. The Tibbett
brothers, who joined Edison’s employ some time before 1917, continued use the
machinery the shop after Edison’s death and their subsequent transfer the
Ediphone Division.
Building 4
The end Edison’s phonograph business 1929 meant that the experimental
and production facilities for Diamond Disc records were longer needed. Nick Foselli made cases for the equipment installed the
museum Building and for numerous artifacts the museum collection. He
also took extra work from other divisions keep himself fully occupied. They made patterns for castings Ediphone parts. This
group carried out general research functions for the company and was also known
163
.548 1935 the experimenter Karl
Berggren moved one the small rooms the back the building and
worked "several new products," which might have included the Ediphone
dictating machine line. 4636B (not reproduced this report) shows the Tibbett
brothers.G. Some the ore sample collection was also stored here in
1940.
Research Laboratory moved in. 4," also memorandum April 11, 1944, Plant
Service Department, Engineering Department Records [?]. Paper presented the meeting the Popular Culture Association in
Wichita, Kansas, April 25, 1983.
The front (southern) end this building was used for storage and housed
equipment and supplies.
550 K.646 The
conversion the laboratory into museum created plenty work for this
carpenters’ shop. New flooring and partitions were put in.120/37, neg.550 1942 this area was cleaned out and the Thomas Edison, Inc.
543 Edward Jay Pershey, "Engineering Social Coups: The Design and Marketing Consumer Goods by
Edison Industries 1929-31," 13. no.647 A
National Park Service employee, Gordie Whittington, also used the shop the
work restoring the laboratory. Berggren’s exact duties are not known., Photograph 10. Berggren Norman Speiden, January 23, 1940, Historical Research Dept. was still there 1944.
547 Norman Speiden Eckert, March 26, 1943, Historical Research Dept.
Development and testing Edicraft kitchen appliances probably continued until
1935 when this project was abandoned.
549 NPS, "HSR, Metallurgical Laboratory, Building No
