225
Fred Devonald. This payroll probably dates from November December 1887. 1919 Bachman supervised men work the machine
shop. (1893-1896).
226 "Distribution Labor No. (1890-1891); "Distribution Labor No. Laverty remembered him superintendent of
the heavy machine shop.226 After joining the laboratory the early 1890s Devonald
slowly worked his way the position storekeeper. (1891-1893), and "Distribution
of Labor No. Fred Devonald took over this job some time the 1890s and
stayed until 1903.223
222 Employee Records, Laboratory Payroll Time Sheets, Box 74; Historian’s Note 90.E. He
described "tool stock room where mechanic would get tool bit a
drill also was stocked with many large bottles chemicals, small bottles of
same were the Chemical Room.222 possible that acted superintendent of
both shops after John Ott relinquished the post 1910 and before Charles Luhr
assumed 1913."227 Beyer consistently the payrolls as
the storekeeper after 1903.
Charles Luhr.floor and signed their time cards. seen 1894
photograph the Black Maria holding pet fighting cock. Ericke interview, 1971, Oral History Project, 25. Laverty notes that "Otto" was charge this room 1910.224
Building Stock Room
Thomas EbdelL Thomas Ebdell ran the storeroom February 1890 according to
the payroll for that month.
2M A. (See for more Charles Luhr.3. list employees found 1890 laboratory
notebook, but evidently entered much earlier than that, lists Ebdell member
of the staff. Johnson/K. This shows that was one the core laboratory employees who
were brought over from Harrison West Orange the fall 1887.-Organization).
227 Historian’s Note 90.
Otto Beyer.
223 "Functions Present Laboratory Organization," September 24, 1919 (in 1919, Thomas Edison,
Inc.
226 Notebook N-90-01-04. Luhr was superintendent the machine shop from 1913 until
1917. The list Edison’s own handwriting and rough tally the expenses of
running the lab for one week.) Benney took charge the shops
around 1920.
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