Based his job assignments, Werner
probably worked sound recording Buildings and participated the
kinetophone project being carried out Buildings and and spent some time
working the business phonograph the top floor Building His pay was
assigned several different experimental shop orders depending the work he
did. was given various jobs,
encompassing the entire product line the Edison enterprise; worked on
phonographs, storage batteries, and motion pictures. 1914 was transferred from the phonograph works payroll the
laboratory payroll. Burt.-Organization;
"Thomas Edison Laboratory Payroll Comparison’s [sic]", December 14, 1920, D-Box Collections Box D10 -
West Orange. Loomis.H. (See p.
153 C.
1M "Functions Present Laboratory Organization," 1919, Thomas Edison, Inc. 1920 he
was noted the payroll "experimental recorder.
F.)
Adolph Gall. Wilson Leeming, December 12, 1914 (in 1914, Phonograph-Manufacture).
52
. Burt.
37 for more complete description Dinwiddie’s career the West Orange
laboratory. worked with Hayes and Werner Building and the
Columbia Street studios until 1930.156 left Edison’s employment in
1922. member the team experimenting duplicating
records likely that Dinwiddie worked Building from time time. Werner learned his trade recording engineer
under the direction Walter Miller.
Employees involved the experiments included:
Walter Dinwiddie.
154 "Thomas Edison Laboratory Payroll Comparison’s [sic]", December 14, 1920, D-Box Collections -
Box DIO West Orange. Gall was employee the Motion Picture division who was
permanently assigned the laboratory 1917. Burt started the recording department 1904 and served
overseas until 1914. 1918 worked disc
records with the assistance Mr.and from building building.C."154 When large
recording studio was erected Columbia Street, close the laboratory, went
there its manager.
155 Edison NHS Card Catalog. the 1920s was charge the
reproducer experiments this building.
Disc record and talking picture experiments were also carried out Building 4.155 His colleagues were William Hayes and F.163
Werner continued recording engineer the laboratory and probably took over
more duties Walter Miller spent more time the New York studio
