Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-02-28
A WONDERFUL Doll



The new talking doll induslry.r |
established upon the basis of the Ed.
sou monograph, has reached such
proportions ms TO entitle il TO more than
passing notice. At Orange. N. T..
within a short walk Of the world-re.
howned laboratory of Edison. are 10.
Gated number Of buildings occupying
ground space of many acres, in
winch over 900 people are engaged In
lhe manufacture Of the phUnograph in
Two principal forms one Of which Is
the commercial instrument repeat
enly described in our columns. the
other the photographic doh. which We
now present to our readers for the
hrst time This interesting toy forms
an attractive object al The Exhibition
OF the Wonders Of Electricity now in
progress al the l.enox I.yceum in this
cily.
AS near as we can Judge from a tour
q the works. about one-half of the
plant Is devoted 10 the doll industry.
Necessarily much of the mechanism of
the doll Is made in the regular phono-
graph works. but the adjustments. the
manufacture OF the record cylinders.
which determine the story which the
doll shall tell, as well as the packing
aud shipping. are all conducted ia an
extensive building exclusively devoted
10 The manufacture Of talking dolls.
The finished doll has the same APP
pearance as other dolls; bnt its body is
made Of tin. and the interior thereof is
hiled with mechanism very much like
that OF the commercial photograph,
but OF course much more simple and
expensive.
The cylinder of the monograph of
the talking doll is mounted on sleeve
which slides upon the shaft, the sleeve
being screw-threaded so as 10 cause
the cylinder to move lengthwise of the
shaft. 4 key is provided by which the
cylinder may be thrown out of engage
ment with The segmental nut. and a
spiral spring is provided for returning
the cylinder 10 the point Of starting.
The cylinder carries ring Of waxike
material, upon which is recorded the
speech or song TO be repeated by the
doll. Upon the same shaft with the
record cylinder there is a large pulley
which carries the belt for driving the
ily-wheel shaft al the lower part Of the
photographic apparatus. The key is
tilted 10 the main shaft. by which the
phonograhic cylinder is rotated. aud
the fiy-wheel tends 10 maintain a uni,
form speed
Above the record cylinder is ar
ranged a diaphragm. such as is used il
the regular photograph, carryinga re-
producing stylus, which is mounted On
Il lever IN the same manner as the reg
ular photographic apparatus opens
underneath the breast OF the doll
which is perforated to permit the sounC
90 escape BY the simple operation q
turning the crank any child can makI
the doll say MARY had little lamb,
Jack and Jill. or what ever ii was
90 10 speak. taught TO say 10 the phou
ograph factory.
In passing through the works il
noticeable that order and system reigi
10 every department. Everything !,
done upon the American. or piece
system.
The tools and machinery here nset
: are the finest procurahle. Every piece
without regard TO its size or import
sncc. is carefully inspected by aid o
. standard guages, SO that when tn
. parts are brought together. no add
: lional work is required TO cause them {
act properly.
, The works Of the doll are to som
a extent adjustable. and any adjustment
necessary Is effected in an axtensiv
/, department in which the little phone
a graphs are received from the Assem-
!, bling rooms. Here they receive til
d finishing touches. and are passed on
another room, where they are place
ii the bodies Of the dolls. From tn
department the finished dolls pas
On to the packing room, where the
. are carefully stored away in boNt
having on their labels the name OF III
story the doll Is able TO repeat.
They are placed upon an instrumer
rcry much like an ordinary phon
graph and in the mouth OF which
rir4 spraLs tho words TO be repeat'
6y the doll A large number OF the
girls are continually doing tn
work Each one has n stall 20 hcrse
aud the ianglc produced by 4 numb
Of girls simultaneously repeati
MARY had n little lamb, " Jack u
jim. n,"Little Bo-peep." and other
teresting stories Is beyond descrlpho
These sounds united with the sonn
OF the Photographs themselves wh
reproducing the stories make vel
able pandcmonium. ..
The manufacture Of this INTEREST,"
,oy calls into rcquisition the skill
mechanics in almost every branch, a
h has necossitatcd the construction
new tools which are interesting
themselves. Mr.. Bachelor, engine
Of the Edison laboratory and wor
. and MIR. English manager OF the pI
. nograph works, are continually
yisIug means for facilitating the mi
, ulactnre of these interesting toys. !
factory has at present capacity
making 500 talking dolls day