129 See for example notebooks N-07-05-13 and N-07-06-29. was hired around
1906, fired 1910, and replaced Ignatius Goldstein. left the laboratory suddenly in
November 1910. received week. June 1909, Edison received letter asking him employ
a young boy, common enough occurrence the West Orange laboratory.; also J.129
46
.126
Alexander Herbert Cave.
126 Historian’s Note 90.Paul Laverty.122
122 J. Winters TAE, June and July 19, 1909 (in 1909, WOL--Employees).125 Experimental notebook references indicate was
engaged storage battery work around 1907-1908. was put to
work the chemical building.127
Dr.
123 Historian’s Notes 68, 90, and which contain recollections Paul Laverty. then worked directly for Edison problems nickel plating and
finally worked the project make condensite for disc records.123 May
of 1910 appeared the laboratory payrolls experimenter and earned $9
a week.
Employee Records, Laboratory Payroll Time Sheets, Box 73; Historian’s Note 90. fancied himself and coming experimenter and used the library
in Building advance his education. The
boy was described unusually talented 'things electrical" and came from "a
clear Christian home.124
Thomas Greenley.H. Grothe was Edison’s analytical chemist.120 Notebook references
indicate Grothe, like Goldstein, worked solutions used electroplating
baths.
Laverty moved from Pittsburgh and joined the laboratory staff.H.
Laverty first worked for Thomas Greenley cellulose films for the motion picture
department.
125 Employee Records, Laboratory Payroll Time Sheets, Cabinet 50783, Drawer 5." Edison asked for photograph and eventually Paul S.
127 Historian’s Note 90. Later worked viscose
film for non-inflammable motion picture film" before leaving Edison’s employ
about 1911. Otto Grothe.
124 Ibid. Greenley*s name appears laboratory payrolls least as
early February 1906. Cave was experimenter involved roasting iron
sulphate 1910. Winters Harry Miller, November 15, 1910 (in 1910, WOL--Employees)
