if the
occasion calls for it, [Edison]
will turn around the table,
seize writing-pad.
HAT, man’s black'fedora (on
table, section 9)
[Use winter only...
251
.
CONTENTS DESK (in
Edison’s desk above, section
10)
Retain contents currently in
desk."
Acquire. Reproduce.
Acquire.."
Acquire.
HAT, straw, with black band
(on table, section 9)
[Use summer only. Reproduce.]
Figure 86..WRITING PADS (on table,
section 9)
Figures and 73; Edison:
His Life and Inventions, p..
PENCILS, Eagle brand, 6
and FOUNTAIN PENS, (on
table, section 9)
Common early twentieth
century office supply; voucher
428, 1890 for pencils.
Use EDIS 131.
HAND BLOTTER (on table,
section 9)
..]
Figure shows hat in
position.
DESK, Edison’s rolltop (in
center room, facing south,
section 10)
Figures 61, 62, 70, 73, 74, 81,
and 86..
Acquire..
; LEDGER BOOKS, (on
table, section 9)
Figure 54; voucher 265, 1888;
voucher 1069,1888; voucher
711, 1890.
Reproduce.
Reproduce.
Acquire.]
Figures 61, 62, and 73. Common early twentieth
century office supply.
Exchanging INKSTAND (on
table, section 8)
Common early twentieth
century office supply; voucher
428, 1890.
642: ".at long table
surrounded swivel desk
chairs.were thirteen
thick, soft Smyrna rugs..
OVERCOAT, man’s black
wool (draped over armchair
at table, section 9)
[Use winter only. here that
directors’ meetings are
sometimes held.
ORIENTAL CARPET, large
(in center room, next to
carpet under Edison’s desk,
section 10)
Figures 61, 62, 63, 67, 70, 73,
74, and 81; the Evening Sun,
February 11, 1889: "On the
polished floor
