Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-21
Electrical Jewelry.

NJ TrWNr, q Partisan lcwelrr, has tr-
rntly created quite a sensation in that
city Us the production Of some rcmarka'
bl, gold ornaments consisting II scarf
pins, charms, and hair ornaments, in
which, Ly means ii ingsniou, mechanism
moved hy electricity, some curious and
startling effects arr realized, Already
fifteen articles II this sort are advertised;
first comes grcnadier, in complete ani-
form. standing in front Of gabion and
hcatiugp aum,pyriorming any air desired,
then a monkey seated upon drum and
rluyiug d violin. 4 Turks head with = cap
on. which opens and shuts its mouth and
eyes, a death, head in jockey-oap, Whose
ewes and mouth also move; rabbit, strik-
ing alternately two small drumsticks, up
or. "a l., n placed in front OF him double
spherical bell. which sounds an alarm
/ Lilliputiau revolving magnet, which at
tams velocity of 100 10 l20 revolutions
per second; a rabbit similar 10 the one
above described. but with the movement
uncovered. a deaths head moving its
eyes and mouth, as il speaking Turk,
moving his eyes horizontally and the
lower jaw vertically monkey in spe'ta'
ce,, making grimaoes, whose eyes turn
through a half circumference; and as the
upper tItt has tho CUtur of the animal.
iii appears as if the eye.lids dropped, as Il
the case with monkeys; decapitated
head upon a table. which talks and rolls
its ewes These are all arranged TO be
worn a. scarf pins and of course are very
small For charm, VI, Trouve makes u
minute theatrical stage, upon which two
figures. Harlequin and Columbine, exc
cute ballet. One OF the most beautiful
head ornaments described is a humming
bird. studded with diamonds, which moves
! both its wing- and tail. The wings, deli.
cately balanced. are moved by small
: electro magnet weighing two grains they
vibrate through about an inch OF space,
make five vibrations second, and oontin-
ne ifmotion for four hours. Another 4,
"A butterfly whose wings move with equal
freedom, though not a. rapidly. The
'hnly being small. the mechanism is some
! times placed within flower, upon whici,
7 the insect appears to be resting.
f The power by which all these hfe-like
movements are produced, is obtained from
minute battery. placed in the waist-coa'
pocket, or in >nmr part OF the dress OF
ior tho head-ornamCnts, it may even h
is concealed in the folds Of the hair, L
consists of q plate Of zinc and one OF car
bon. contained within closely httln!
'' case. which is half-flled with an acid solu
Sc tion Of mercuric sulphate, So long as tn
case remains upright the liquid does no
IL come in contact with the plates and ther
X is no action; but on inyerting 1t, or plae
ing it horizontally, a current is set in mo
ton which continues until the zinc or tn
It. solution is exhausted. The electricit,
thus developed is conveyed to the Jewel
by a fine, flexible, metallic cord, and the,
:, are put in action by simply reversing, IN
battery ease. The time during whic
these movements continueis Is quite remarf
il able. In deaths head and a rabbit, Ink
v those Just mentioned, they have bee
maintained during uine hours day, Il
n- six months uninterruptedly, without eN
IL hsu,tinc the battery Moreover, the pric
Of those articles is quite reasonabl
Scarf-pins like the ones spoken OF, co
with the clectro-motar ana connection
be from to frarcs upwards idtc to"rd'