Dyer and Martin clearly place Edison’s work space room the second floor. future research uncovers additional information about the use of
these spaces, the recommendation not furnish can reconsidered. While John Ott
retained his status with Edison, possible that Luhr replaced him room 10
as early 1911.
The 1909 organization which Dyer and Martin describe places both John and Fred
Ott the second floor, quite possibly working rooms and 11.
The description their biography leaves doubt the location room 12:
"The first order one leaves the head the stairs leading [the second]
floor. Rather,
the uses these important second floor rooms will addressed through other
interpretive media."645 Figure 113, 1898 photograph Edison that shows the
northeast corner the room, the only historic photograph room 12. The 1916
floor plan (figure confirms that Hutchison and Luhr occupied second floor offices
by 1916. The method interpretation will determined after further
discussion...
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. However,
around 1911 Charles Luhr was placed charge all work carried out the
second floor Building 1913 Luhr was made superintendent the entire
laboratory. likely that Luhr’s office was the second floor this time, and
the 1916 blueprint (figure documents his occupancy room 10.
Meanwhile, Miller Reese Hutchison became Chief Engineer 1912; Hutchison
probably moved into room 1914, when Fred Ott moved upstairs.Building Rooms 10, 11, and 12
The 1910-1920 interpretive period coincides with major changes the use and
occupancy the second floor Building While useful and detailed, Dyer and
Martins’ description these spaces, written around 1909 and published 1910,
records the "end era" the second floor. Charles Luhr became manager the Edison Phonograph Works 1917
and probably moved his office that time.
It has been determined not furnish rooms 10, and this time. Only one photograph these rooms,
figure 115 showing John Ott work his drawing board, has been located.. Figure
114, which not dated, may show the interior Edison’s small, private room
within room 12." Their description also provides evidence that the walls and floor the
room were bare and that furnishings consisted few articles cheap
furniture.
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