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