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