"569 This building was modified after 1909
government inspection.
869 "Laboratory General Ledger," January 1897 December 31, 1901, 109; see also NPS, "Historic
Furnishings Study, Bldg. 1913 photograph
shows the shop adjacent Building During 1919 the shop was rebuilt to
conform its present shape and moved some distance from Building 2. general, was used forge metals, and reshape
and sharpen tools for the machine shops. No. Blacksmith Shop," 3.Building 7
The blacksmith shop was located several different sites during Edison’s time at
the West Orange laboratory. Over the years, little was recorded about its
occupancy and furnishings.566 Most the evidence that has
survived consolidated Susan Kopcznski’s 1975 "Historic Furnishings
Study.
871 Shop Order 2610, August 24, 1911 (in Notebook N-10-07-26) for rebuilding burned out blacksmith
shop.670
In 1911 fire destroyed the shop; was rebuilt August that year 571 The
rebuilt shop was square structure made sheet metal."568
According Kopcznski’s "Historic Furnishings Study," the operation was moved to
a new shop 1900, when the Laboratory General Ledger documents new
structure, built hemlock and white pine and requiring "asphalt roofing, sheet
iron flooring; and dark red paint.
History the Structure.
588 Voucher-684, June 1888.
567 1886 Atlas Map, 147 (corrected 1890) found the Orange Public Library, New Jersey; see NPS,
"Historic Furnishings Study, Bldg, No. that time the roof was cut away create two-inch
gap around the flue." The following discussion relies heavily that study.. The first blacksmith shop documented the West
Orange site was located the rear Building This shop was located behind
an ore crushing facility the front room the building.567 likely that the
blacksmith shop was installed the summer 1888, when vouchers document
the installation "partition [the] Ore Milling room" and "Door for [the]
Blacksmith Shop. Blacksmith Shop," prepared Susan Kopczanski (Washington DC,
April 1975), p.
878 Instructions Middle States Inspection Bureau, January 20, 1909, 1909, WOL-General. Blacksmith Shop," 4.
572 NPS, "Historic Furnishings Study, Bldg.
5W National Park Service, "Historic Structures Report-Part Building No, Blacksmith Shop," prepared
by Melvin Weig, Benjamin Levy, Arthur Spiegler, and Gordie Whittington, NPS, 1964, 2. No.672
169
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