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These fifty-eight notebooks, which cover the years 1910-1920, were used by E. J. Albert, Frank A. Aloia, Walter N. Archer, Herbert A. Decker, Henry O. Goris, Walter E. Holland, Charles W. Norton, John Ober, W. J. O'Dair, Roscoe J. Smith, G. F. Sohnle, H. A. Wannamacher, an experimenter named Chamberlain, and various unidentified experimenters. The books contain tabulated data on iron pockets that were taken from production at the Edison Storage Battery Co. and tested. The data includes specifications of pockets, such as machine number, weights, iron, mix, "dumps," and averages for the day and week. Some notebooks contain data on charge/discharge runs, including the effect of temperature on the runs. E-numbers refer to experimental pockets and R-numbers refer to regular pockets. The instructions in the books sometimes provide specifics on the tests, such as amount and times of charging and discharging, and the name of the manager (generally Archer, Holland, or John V. Miller) who should receive the report.

Book #N-NumberLabels and Inscriptions on Front Cover
[additional information supplied by the editors appears in brackets]
13-10-13"A.Pockets Book"; "Daily Iron Loading Inspection From Oct 13th 1913 To April 9th 1915"
15-04-14.1"A Pockets From April 14-15 To May 13-16" [continuation of N-13-10-13]
16-05-15.1"A Pockets From May 15 1916 To Feb. 17, 1916" marked "May 15, 1916 Feb 17, 1916" [continuation of N-15-04-14.1]
17-02-19"A Pockets From Feb 19 1917, Sept. 27, 1917" [continuation of N-16-05-15.1]
17-10-01.1"Book Fill & OK By W.N. Archer A. Book. Oct. 1, 1917 to May 18, 1918, J.C. H. G. L. Woods. A.S." [continuation of N-17-02-19]
18-05-20"A Pocket's From May 20, 1918 To Oct 20, 1918 F. Aloia - E.S. B. Co" [continuation of N-17-10-01.1]
18-10-31"Frank Aloia A - Pockets Oct 3-1-1918 To Feb 15-1919 Frank Aloia" [continuation of N-18-05-20]
19-02-17"A Pockets Feb. 17, 1919. To May. 7, 1919 F Aloia" [continuation of N-18-10-31]
112-07-01.1"B-Fe Test, Vol. 1 7-1-12"
213-02-18.1"B.Fe. Volume II" Feb 18 1913"
313-08-14.1"B.Fe. Vol. III Aug 14 1913"
413-10-15.3"B fe. Vol. 4"
514-05-26"B. Fes. Vol. 5"
17-07-30"B Pockets E.S.B.Co From July-30-1917- To Nov 2 1918, Frank A. Aloia"
18-11-04"B Pockets. Nov. 4-1918 to. F Aloia" [continuation of N-17-07-30]
15-01-26"G Pockets Book"; "Daily Iron Loading Ins[?] From Jan 26th 15 To"; "G Type"
17-08-10.2"G Pockets E.S.B.Co August 10, 1917 - To Nov. 30, 1918 Frank A. Aloia" [continuation of N-15-01-26]
18-12-02"G Pockets Dec 2- 1918 to April 23, 1919" [continuation of N-17-08-10.2]
19-04-28"Edison Storage Battery Co Frank Aloia, Weight & Number's of Pockets"
19-09-18"Loading Weights From Sept 18, 1919 To Jan. 15, 1920 Wm Belott"; [crossed out]"From Oct 13 1910" [continuation of N-19-04-28]
1Undated.10"Calipers Silver Lake Pockets 5gr & 8 gr. Recular and Experiment Vol No. 1"
2Undated.9"Calipers. Silver Lake Pockets 5 gr: 8gr. Regular and Experimental Vol. No. 2"
305-06-25.2"Calipers Silver Lake Pockets Reg & Exp Vol No 3"
104-11-12.2"Calipers"; [back cover] "8 gram Calipers D.P.Fe"
205-03-17"Calipers Daily Production Fe's Vol No 2"
112-12-17.2"Iron (Nortorn 1--) Vol. I. 4508-4908"
213-05-03.1"Iron Vol. 2 4909--"
111-04-27.3"W W Archer, Inspection, Iron Loading weights, A4 & B2 pockets, From April 27, 1911 To Apl, 3, 12, Iron Mix #1742 to #1981
[2]12-04-04.1"Daily Iron Loading Inspection, From April 4th 1912 To Nov 13th 1912 Incl"
[3]12-11-14"Daily Iron Loading Inspection. From Nov 14th 1912 to April 1st 1913"
413-04-02"Daily iron Loading Inspection From April 2nd 1913 to Oct. 11, 1913"
14-01-14"Silver Lake Fes. Volume 3, Jan. 14 - 14"
14-02-12"Silver Lake Fes. Regular. Vol #1. 1R to " [continuation of N-14-01-14]
114-02-13.1"Silver Lake Fes. Vol. I. 1-E - 75-E" [continuation of N-14-01-14 and companion to N-14-02-12]
214-05-20"Silver Lake Fes. Vol. II. 75-E -- 154-E"
314-06-11.2"Silver Lake Exp. Fes, Vol III 155E-"
414-09-16"Silver Lake Exp. Fe's. Vol. No. 4, 501 to "
14-09-15"Silver Lake Fe Tests. 9.15.14" [companion to N-14-09-16]
113-02-18.2"Research Dept"; "Research Dept Daily Iron Pocket Test. From Feb 18th 1913 To Aug 14 1916 Book #1"
216-08-14"Research Dept Book 2"; "Book 2"; "Daily Iron Pocket Test From Aug 14th 1916 To Feb 28 1918 Book 2"
[3]18-03-01"From March 1, 1918 To Feb. 24, 1920 Research Dept"
114-10-16.2"T.A.E. Fe Experiments. Daily Report Oct. 16, 1914 to Dec. 9, 1914"; "Vol. I"
[2]14-11-30---
14-12-11"T.A.E. Iron Experiments, From Dec 11, 1914 to , #599E"
11-01-25.2"Cold. Effect"
11-04-21.1"Fe Tests, Daily Production"
11-04-24.2"W.E.H, Report, 'B' - Fe's"
11-10-12"R.A. Fes"; "R.A. Irons"
12-08-03.1"New Iron. Loading Experiments, C. W. Norton"
13-02-20"Daily Product ESBCo Fes"
13-08-26.1---
14-01-01.4"B Pockets Book1"; "Daily Iron Loading Inspection From Jan 1st 1914 To "
14-06-10"Nickel Hydrate, J. V. Miller"
14-06-13.1[spine label] "Iron Mix, J. V. Miller"[companion to N-14-06-10]
15-01-05.1"S.J. Pockets"; "Daily Iron Loading Inspection From Jan 5th 15 To "; "J"
18-07-24.1"B Fe Plates"
19-07-03"Screen Iron Tests"
19-12-30---


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