The son Charles Wurth, 17-year-old Albert first worked for
Edison for six months 1894, helping his father Charles prepare records and
make duplicates from molds.250
Al Wurth. William Meadowcroft TAE, August 1911 (in 1911, WOL—Meadowcroft’s Reports).(figure 46). 1903, succeeded his father head the department making molds
to manufacture duplicate records for the National Phonograph Company.249
He worked the kinetophone studio, large tent the laboratory complex, and
he probably worked Buildings and developed the large phonograph
used the kinetophone sets., pp. Edison’s main place work was room follows that Moore
would have had room nearby.
252 Fessenden, "The Inventions Reginald Fessenden," Radio News (August 1925), 157. 32-33; Edison National Site Card
Catalog.
2“ MRH TAE, March 14, 1912 (in 1912, Phonograph-General). Dickson.
251 Frank Dyer [?] Weber, December 15, 1909 (in 1909, Phonograph-General); Testimony of
Albert Wurth, National Phonograph Co. Force was the glass blower during Period (1887-1900). After three year hiatus, Albert returned stay in
1897. continued working for
Edison until 1921.K.24*
Daniel Higham.
249 Harold Anderson interview, 1973, Oral History project, 29; see also NPS, "HSR, Part Metallurgical
Laboratory, Building 4," 5.247
247 Reporting TAE work progress the laboratory, Meadowcroft mentions that saw Moore and
Acker "going about with discs their hands. William Kennedy Laurie Dickson’s association with Edison has
been the source some controversy and great deal misinformation. 1909,
when the disc record project began Glen Ridge, Albert guided John Ott the
preparation drawings for copper-plating apparatus. Fessenden places him the
third floor, which might have been mistake." This was Building Meadowcroft was writing from
Edison’s library.
Moore worked Building disc record development from 1912 around 1917
and long playing records 1924-1926. independent inventor, Higham was brought West Orange
in 1909 apply his special knowledge loud speaking phonographs the
kinetophone project.
His room likely have been the second floor.261
John Joseph Force. American Graphophone Co.
249 See 1909, Motion Picture-Highamphone and Higham, Daniel for the terms Higham’s contract. The
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