The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19

the motor is concealed in tho big box at the
left, upon which the body of tho photograph
rests. The motor is Of the common pattern. and
consists OF four electro magnets on a circular
base. 1t, causes to revolve the vertical shaft
seen at the left OF the figure, and this shaft. in
upon a rubber disk whiris around with ex-
IRENE rapidity the big horizontal steel shaft in
the centre. The horizontal shaft terminates at
the right In a hollow metal cylinder four inches
long. This cylinder Is coated with another
tlght-ttting cylinder, varying from one-eightll
The. wax compound takes tho place of the tin
1oll In the old photograph.
Surmounting tho wax-covered cylinder, rs
seen in the cut. Is tho Gucer-shaped instrument
which liz LOOKS He a pair Of sggectacles. Mr.. Ed
diaphraEms. each. about the size Of Il half dol
lar, ono of cslluloid. the other of gold-beater's
skin stkdinn in competed copper frames. There is q
can be twisted about. Tie spectacle" rests,
by a connecting beam, upon a steel sleeve over
q horizontal SHIFT Just discernible at the rear
of the cut. AS the sleeve runs back anu forth
on Its shaft the spectacle runs back and forth
oyer the wax-coyered cylinder. Tho outside
per coverings, and ulpon these rest projecting
sellers sS, ] OF copper. Into these collars 1t the
the diaphragms thus becomes the trnnsmitter,
and the other the receiver OF the phonograph.
Upon the bottom of tho receiving diaphragm.
point. When the talking tube is affixed to tho
diaphragm ard the air vibrations of tho human
voice tremblc in it this knife point vibratcs up
and, down corresnonlingly to the vibrations
made by the voice. The sleeve Of the shalt
upon which the spectacle rests is attached to
covered cylinder by Il steel bar. threaded. Tho
main shaft is also threaded toward the right.
thus when tho main shaft %rovolves tho spec
cylinder; A projecting point on tho spectacle
moves along an index scale at tho, base OF the
on the cylinder can always be ascertained.
Nov to make, the, phonograph work. The
spectacle Is pulled down over the cylinder. so
that the knife point on he receiver lust touches
the wax. Tho motor is turned on by a littlo
switch, and the cylinder begins to rcyolve ut
Knife iIi e"i po +, et cTis a tI sroove js q tb min WaS on I me
cylinder which Is just barely perceptible the WAX
parinGs, falling into n wooden receptacle. The
groove OF the knife point likewise and around
me aI9 cyiih P;I!e SO that the cylinder il threaded
talkins Tube i is i lifted to the rs' out! I'D dff The t ree
ccivinG diaphragm, ard when the talking be-
gins the voice yibrntions cause the knife
like those of tho telegraph system, In its
groove, around tho cylinder. The surface OF
the cylinder will hold about LOCO. words. and
other waXon covers can DO put on. if more than
900 words are sought to be recorded. Whom
the talking Is done the spectacle is lifted from
point on the cylinder where the talking began,
rs is shown by the index scale. Then the spec
tacle is turned on Its PIVOT. SO that the trans
j. o Ouf iCAlt lilt CYL
s & skin; Across is shining outer
initeiy elastic. It seems, and II SO small smalf in mit Diam nm
groove made by the Knife point of the
cylinder. The dots and dishes in the grows ove
made by the, voice vibrations aro reiterated
uhon the rubber wire, md cause corresponding
Vibrations. upon tho diaphragm of the trans
mitter. The vibrations OF the diaphragm are
repeated to the ear through, the hearing tube,
spoken into the phonograph perhaps a Month
before, BY pressing the. connecting lever be-
tween the cylinder shaft. and tho spectacle
cut. tho lever, by n mechanical arrangement. is
lifted from the cylinder shaft, and tho ~revolv-
rieht threaded, causes the spectacle to go from
right to left along the cylinder, and then words
Which happen to be lost when the transmitting
AL, this was explained to a SUN reporter a
s sssis day1 as II, BY +, M T. E 3 aam Gnd his o ssqMq ~ EGis
sons laboratory ate in Lle;wyellyn Park. Or ra nee,
\. j.. After the explanation Mr. Edison put lis
mouth to tho tube of he monograph receiver
"Can you tell me. how far IT is from Now
York to Liverpool. from LIVERPOOL TO Hnvre,
cairo !hpna h from CAIRO az a to Adsn' from 1s3m A Mdsrrf to Gon to
bay. from Bombay to Madras; from Madras to
from Singapore to Hong Kong, from
Honolulu, from Honolulu to San Francisco,
The transmittcr was put down and tho phon-
repeated the words. Just spoken into il.
In Mr., Edlson's peculiar voice, Then Mr.. Edi,
son sang II song into, the monograph and
played u tune into 1t from an organ. and the
reporter yelled and whooped ipto it with n
vague idea, of seeing how strong IL was. Tho
nnlil.9fnograph sent back the song and the tune
being very distinct and tho music sweet '00nmG
oiear. And the reporter was almost frightened
the Babel he himself hud raised. Mr.. Edison
That the mHchino was intended Tor
and mercantile PURPOSES cLiefiv.
Ih : the other uses 70 which It could DO put
OF slenographers. at least rs nmano
lenses. The merchant or lawyer accustomed
% dictate to a stenographer can simply talk
INTO the machine. and the, girl who u the
,yLe writer can have her dictated" matter
,esRRiring tube Of the t%rapsmitter.
The new monographs. are not yet ON tba
market. but are now being manufactured M
n. J. They arc being made in
,r 3 aoSt power or by the electric motor. ihoy
gla nays cylinders 81 different sizes, too, and
heir hitting up and trimming will be on diner
'nl scales Of expense.