This shop had the
important task making the foundry patterns used cast parts machines
which were going installed the factories built next the laboratory
buildings.
12 National Park Service, "Historic Structures Report, Part I-Chemical Laboratory, Building No. Edison’s grand strategy for the laboratory was use refine the
process mass production the new products coming from the experimental
rooms. These were used draw
noxious chemical fumes from the building.
13 Notebook N-89-00-00."14 The patterns were made this shop.
These were powered single direct current (DC) electric motor which received
its current from the dynamos located Building 6.
The shop’s machinery was driven belts and lineshafts located beneath the floor.16 Although machine shops
were almost always powered overhead shafts and belts, running lineshafting
below the floor was common practice woodworking operations because it
allowed long pieces stock maneuvered around the shop.13
The rear half Building was equipped pattern shop.being divided into three spaces, which could accounted for the presence of
the interior brick room. His contemporaries would have been
more likely run steam line from the boiler house across the courtyard a
small stationary steam engine the pattern shop.
14 TAE Hood Wright, November 1887, Notebook N-87-11-15. envisaged "the Laboratory supplying the perfected invention(s) models
pattem(s) and fitting necessary special machinery the factory for each
invention. Edison
National Historic Site," prepared Melvin Weig and Norman Speiden, (1961), 5-6, Appendix 4.
14
.
15 TAE Batchelor, (summer, 1887] (in 1887, WOL-General, D-87-55).
Building differed from Buildings and that had eight interior
chimneys along its two long walls, four each side. The front part Building was reserved for general storage and the
storage bulk chemicals.11
11 Fessenden, "The Inventions Reginal Fessenden," Radio News (August 1925) 156.12
Building The plan for this building shows neatly divided into two equal
parts. Using electric
drive probably had much with Edison’s desire show off the new
technology any practical considerations. Chemicals were stored Building the main stock
room, and rooms 10, and the second floor Building 5. This was certainly not the only storage facility the
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