Object and Location Evidence Recommendation
Table 2
LAB TABLE (in place) Figure 29. The electroplating equipment shown this
table represents the method Edison devised make numerous duplicates of
master recordings.Table Electroplating Records.
208
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EDIS collection reproduce. The cylinder disc was placed inside vacuum and
small particles gold "spluttered" while the disc cylinder revolved. Use EDIS 23181 (copper
plated mold) and EDIS 24845
(copper master mold). Use EDIS 14425 through
14428.
MOLDS, one copper-plated
and one copper-master (next
to wax master)
Complements artifact.
KNIFE, sharp (on table) Used trim "flash," pieces
of material protruding over
the edges the mold.
Acquire. The result was a
perfect negative impression the recording groove, called matrix. The wax was removed and the surface cleaned. The master
was first copper plated, and then nickel plated top this thin layer form a
durable surface. This was
used the record press make duplicates.
GRAPHITE (in six glass jars) Used plating. Attach vacuum pump.
WAX MASTER (in
electroplating device)
Complements artifact. Use EDIS 2077.
Both these methods gave the surface the disc electroconductive surface.
TOOTHBRUSHES, Used plating. Use E-159-5. the
production process thin layer graphite was brushed onto the wax master. This equipment for disc records was successor the method
of gold plating cylinder masters that had been successfully developed the
laboratory from 1888-1903.
Al Wurth was the electroplating expert the laboratory and would have
supervised this work.
The plating was done hard rubber baths with anodes inside them.
BRUSHES, (on table) Used clean wax from
copper surface. Use EDIS 14330 through
14335.
VACUUM PUMP (on table) Figure 29.
ELECTROPLATING
DEVICE (on table)
Figure 29. Use EDIS 376
