"170 Exhibitions of
Edison’s inventions the library were not unusual. Edison was known for his erratic eating habits, and often ignored
57
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169 Miller Reese Hutchison TAE, October 28, 1912 (in 1912, WOL-General). 1915, he
scheduled kinetophone and phonograph demonstration for the Chinese
Commercial Commissioners but planned for away from Edison’s library
because ". ordinary
indication that there has been interesting meeting when the caretaker about
fills waste-basket with these discarded sketches.
On such occasions interesting opportunity offered study Edison his
intense and constructive moods."166
IM Frank [Ryan] William Meadowcroft, August 1922 and Frank [Ryan] William Meadowcroft,
August 1922; Biographical Collection.it will inconvenience you have all those people [the] Library for an
hour so.167 Dyer and Martin describe these meetings:
It has been the privilege the writers present some these conferences,
not only participants, but some cases lookers-on while awaiting their turn. Edison, January 16, 1913 (in 1913, WOL-General).
170 Hutchison T..
Edison also held meetings the library, and was often photographed table in
front the fireplace surrounded colleagues seated the distinctive caned
swivel chairs.168
By 1912, Edison’s chief engineer and close friend, Miller Reese Hutchison, was
scheduling meetings for Edison’s staff the library, although his office was
located elsewhere.few days later reported: "[Edison] Mentally very active, but conducting all
his business from the Library. early 1905, Edison was
photographed operating projector the library, and 1914, Hutchison ordered
a new Kinetoscope for the library that "Mr.
168 Dyer, Martin, and Meadowcroft, Edison: His Life and Inventions, 642."171
At times Edison ate meals the library, although did not habitually dine in
the room.. Edison will able show the
same his friends. The library, should kept for your sole use. Edison, annotation May 26, 1915 correspondence (in 1915, WOL-General);
also Hutchison T.A.169 During his years West Orange, Hutchison often gave
exhibitions Edison equipment for visitors the laboratory.A.
167 See figures 52, 57, and 60.
171 Hutchison Meadowcroft, February 23, 1914 (in 1914, Motion Picture). Apparently oblivious everything else, will
listen with concentrated mind and close attention, and then pour forth perfect
torrent ideas and plans, and, the occasion calls for it, will turn around the
table, seize writing-pad and make sketch after sketch with lightning-like rapidity,
tearing off each sheet filled and tossing aside the floor
