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Was Edward Manning Davis the brains behind Arthur Koehler and the wood evidence?
E.M. Davis was a Wood Technologist at the Forest Product Laboratory from 1923 to 1962. His expertise was in wood defects, grading of softwoods and machining of hardwoods. Koehler was a wood anatomist with expertice in wood identification.
EM Davis received his Master Degree in Foresty in 1926 from Iowa State, likely as an FPL employee, and his thesis was entitled “Effect of milling methods on the grades of lumber produces from the Western Pines (1925).
Davis may have been the technologist that measeured the widths of saw marks of BRHs saws, and Davis accompanied Koehler to the Training Center of the NJSP in December 1934 and January 1935 to prepare evidence for the Hauptmann Trial.
Davis’ initials ONLY appear on the following Reports from FPL; apparently they were preparing testimony and evidence for the Trial:
All of Davis’ machining experience would be invaluable to Koehler when he was tracing the machine marks on Rails 12 and 13. Koehler did not give Davis any “credit’ for this yet this was the sign of the times whereas supervisors took credit for the work of their employees.
The Davis bibliography includes over 100 papers/reports and manuscripts available thru FPL: here are a few examples:
Contact: lindberghkidnap.proboards56.com/index.cgi?action=viewprofile&user=rick3
FGIII/ 28 March 2006/fpl
[Orignally created on 3-28-06]
Was Edward Manning Davis the brains behind Arthur Koehler and the wood evidence?
E.M. Davis was a Wood Technologist at the Forest Product Laboratory from 1923 to 1962. His expertise was in wood defects, grading of softwoods and machining of hardwoods. Koehler was a wood anatomist with expertice in wood identification.
EM Davis received his Master Degree in Foresty in 1926 from Iowa State, likely as an FPL employee, and his thesis was entitled “Effect of milling methods on the grades of lumber produces from the Western Pines (1925).
Davis may have been the technologist that measeured the widths of saw marks of BRHs saws, and Davis accompanied Koehler to the Training Center of the NJSP in December 1934 and January 1935 to prepare evidence for the Hauptmann Trial.
Davis’ initials ONLY appear on the following Reports from FPL; apparently they were preparing testimony and evidence for the Trial:
1. Report on the Wood of the Lindbergh Kidnap Ladder dated/ 20 December 1934
2. Report on examination of lumber in Hauptmanns house by Arthur Koehler and E.M.Davis, dated/ January 3, 1935
All of Davis’ machining experience would be invaluable to Koehler when he was tracing the machine marks on Rails 12 and 13. Koehler did not give Davis any “credit’ for this yet this was the sign of the times whereas supervisors took credit for the work of their employees.
The Davis bibliography includes over 100 papers/reports and manuscripts available thru FPL: here are a few examples:
- > An analyisis of the grading of softwood yard Lumber in the light of present information on defects and consuming requirements (March 1933)
- > Characteristics defects of softwood yard lumber (36p; 1932?)
- > Studies fo the surface and defect characteristics of different kinds of softwood yard lumber (1931)
- > Studies on the variation in sawing (may 26 1926)
- > Studies of characteristic defects by EM Davis and CV Sweet (1928)
- > Avoidable defects and sales appeal / (March 1932)
- > A follow-up study of grading and manufacturing practices in the Notrth Crolina pine region, November 1925. Machining and Related Characteristics of United States hardwoods/ Technical Bulletin 1267 (August 1962)
Contact: lindberghkidnap.proboards56.com/index.cgi?action=viewprofile&user=rick3
FGIII/ 28 March 2006/fpl