William E. Nelson was chief mechanic of the Thanhouser studio at one time.
William E. Nelson
A member of the Thanhouser Company.
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From Volume III: Biographies of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. 115 words.
William Nelson was at one time chief mechanic of the Thanhouser studio. He played an important part in building new facilities after the January 1, 1913 studio fire. Around the same time he constructed the Nelson Duplex Printer, which produced film prints from negatives. In 1918 William Nelson managed the Camo Corporation, which was involved in motion picture apparatus and maintained premises at 13 Rose Street. At the same location he was a partner with Arthur Berglund and Alexander Magnus in the Wilart Instrument Company. At the time his home address was Sycamore Avenue in the Sycamore Park district of New Rochelle.
Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “NELSON, William E.” thanhouser.org/research/people/william-e-nelson/