The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-13
EDIsoN,s LATEST INVENTIONS.

EDISON'S LATEST INVENTIONS.
a Now PhonoSraph-Tho Wonders of the
Kinctograph.
81 Louis Globe Democrat.
The Edison photograph works at this
place are expected to resume operations
next week. The skilled employees will
then begin turning out new style OF
photograph, differing in number OF
particulars from the machine now on
the market. Thomas A. Edison has de-
voted himself to the new invention at
his laboratory for some time, shutting
himself up night and day, like an old
monk in q clolster, as he always does
on such occasions. Lilo has been sue
cessful, and the new arrangement will
not only be sold at cheaper price
than the old machine sells Tor, but the
cylinders have been SO adjusted that
Just double the former number of words
can be placed thereon. The old cylin-
ders had a capacity OF 100 lines, while
the new ones will receive 200 lines.
New batteries have been devised which,
while much less expensive, are even
more effective than the ones now in
use. The new batteries, with the i'm
proved cylinders, give to the machine
the power of increasing the volume OF
sound, and also of furnishing double tho
quantity of matter. Other changes OF
technical character have been made in
the instrument calculated to improve
its effectiveness and to decrease it's cost.
Another of Mr.. Edison's inventions,
calculated to furnish entertainments to
the public, will be put on the market i'll
short time. This instrument Is OF the
nickel-in- the-slot type of machine, has
been called the kinetograph, and IS in
tended to outvie the instantaneous pro-
cess of photography, i'll that, by means
of the peculiar mechanism with which
it is provided, series of photographs,
about forty to the minute, can be taken.
So rapidly does this machine work that
every motion of q dancers feet, every
twist or turn of club sWinger's wrists
and arms are reproduced. The impress
sions are taken on long strip OF gela-
tine film with such rapidity and ac-
curacy that not the faintest motion of
the performing athlete is missed it IS
the intention of the inventor to have
the gelatine strips manufactured at
some central point. in the same manner
as the photograph cylinders. The ma
chimes will be sold or rented to parties
under the same conditions as prevail
with the monographs. Then the gela-
tine strips will be inserted, and the
weight of nickel, as it drops through
the SLOT sets the machinery i'll motion
and the photographs are flashed before
the gaze of the beholder with such reg
ularity that he seems to see the living
subjects.
For the edification of party OF sight.
seers at the Orange labratory last week
an improvised barber shop was fitted
up, and the services of q nearby tom
sorial artist were secured. An attend-
ant at the labratory took 4 seat in the
chair, and the machine was set in mo-
ton The barber lathered his man,
and then proceeded to shave him in
regulation style. While the barber
was at work several pretended custom
ers entered, and one showed the barber
humorous paragraph in newspaper.
When the strip OF gelatlme was again
passed through the photograph every
detail of the shave, every motion oil the
BARRIERS hands, each expression of the
mems faces were reproduced so perfect
Iy and SO well-tim that tho spectators
could see the scenes repeated in the
machine.
AS vet the new instrument has no
commercial value, but the parties in
terested believe that its possibilities as
means of furnishing amusement are
unlimited. It is claimed that by the
! use OF this machine all the rounds of a
| boxing contest, every blow i'll a prize
fight or other contest, can bereproduced,
and the whole placed on exhibition at a
nickel head. BY this means the hun
dreds of thousands who would wish to
see the meeting between Corbett and
Mitchell can witness the encounter,
counterfeited by the photograph, on
every street corner within week after
the gladlators meet.