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son of Elizabeth, N.J. how to mold Bakelite and to make mixtures of graphite and Bakelite & asbestos for bearings.
Aug 19.  Dictated letters all morning until I was very tired.  Afternoon worked further on Bakelite - graphite molding.  Lufbery & Chardonier write that they renounce the option for Bakelite.
Aug 20 & 21.  Went on the river with my boat to Piermont.
Aug 22.  Worked in lab. all morning  In afternoon went out in my boat.
Aug 23.  went out on boat.
Aug 24.  Thurlow came back from his vacation.  Worked in lab.
Aug 25.  Worked in lab.
Aug 26.  Mr. Looks & Mr. Schwartz
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of Florence Mfg. here.  We showed him how to coat brush handles, how to fasten bristles and in general gave him all necessary information about Bakelite.
Aug 27.  Mr. Rowland here.  showed him how to utilize Bakelite for his work.  He left in afternoon.  Spent all day in laboratory
Aug 28.  Boating after dictating letters.
Aug 29 (Saturday  [[strikethrough]] and 30 Ditto  In the [[/strikethrough]] about noon went across river with Nina.  Pitched up our tent under Palisades and started our camp.  Nina behaved splendidly.  George stayed home on account of his eye trouble.  Very busy installing our quarters.  Beautiful day
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