The fire
destroyed all the work progress and enabled Edison's
engineers consolidate the product line when the Works
reopened.X-2 9
experience with the Amberola showed that this policy was sound,
and was soon extended other models, such the disc
phonograph. this way the
phonograph business was centered smaller number models. ^
This work was progressing slowly when the fire intervened
and presented opportunity for complete reorganization of
the Works. forcing the engineers begin
again from scratch, the new systems and procedures envisaged in
1911 could instituted from the bottom up, and the result was
more orderly production engineering. The new line Amberolas was designed use
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as many standard parts possible. also gave Constable the chance standardize the
Amberola line into three main models which all used the same
mechanism, with the exception extra spring the most
expensive model.
Many other products, such the Bates Numbering Machine, were
not manufactured 1915. The multitude various products made the
Phonograph Works had presented barrier standardized
engineering practices and long production runs.
Initially the product engineer was have foot both
camps; carried out experimental and development work the
laboratory, the same time kept close watch problems
in manufacture and feedback coming from sales. important
part his job was setting the purhase orders which
