The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-10
EDISoN'S LATEST WONDER.
.,. INVENTOR <sNoUNtEs TEE CON-
yIgIIoN OF TnB EINS1osoorE


.u.,ort.r Loet. Threurs . Fsephois In
an. Cover Of Box sss sees Ne.
s,.,.a,.s B.-ssr ssop, with custo-er-
~.,,,., tie Fi.rre- Nov ss Hs,ut ally.
rnor.s A. Edison, the inventor. consented
-. .,srine 10 tell the readers Of THE Sun
-..,Iv what he has accom- plished in repro
,..ino the motions OF an object by pho-
s'S,.nhv. This IL the first direct announce
-, ,hst the new kinetoGraph, as the pho
.srr.nhIc apparatus is called. has proven sue
ssssiul
..,sins. which eontsin Photographs and
"a, .ny kind Of tune previously sung into
,A.m. Mr. Edison has now ready for the
market similar machine containing his NOV
-. n,eturss, which IL set a-soinE when
ns.,sl i. nut into the slot. This machine he
III. a kinetoscope. The tinetoRraph 10 the
s..shin. which takes the photographs. and the
s,r.to,eope the machine which displays them
10 the eye.
In the top OF the kinstoscope, which IL . pol
,.h.d oak box Just like the photograph ma
.hines. isa peephols about two inches long
.,d half an inch broad. covered with glass.
m. interior Of the boz IL lighted By electric
NV and Shove picture about two inches
broad and one inch high
The kaleidoscope In Mr.. Edison's workshop.
vhioh was exhibited TO . SUN reporter at Mr.
Fdison's suggestion By W. Heiz. the workman
"a charge Of this department. contains . pic
turs Of A barber shop There IL the barber
about one inch in height standing at
M. CHAIR. and tlree victims waiting to
b. shaved. But waiting In not the
eorrer; word to use 81 this picture
One o, The Hliputian actors rises and walks
across the picture TO the chair. sits down, and
IA ti!tcL ak. The apron and towels are ad-
iustsL In n trice with no grntleness it 10
I'VE ern, shop. and the hand OF the barber
moves professionally over the patrons face
apd under his chin before the proper razor IL
ehos.r. The razor 10 slapped vigorously over
tho STRAP u few times. and then begins Ave-
cent ,hsve that resembles the swing Of
scythe In the hands Of farmer The victim
vrithos. but he has to stand It
Jusi Of this moment one Of the waiting man
tkins who has picked up Levspspsr and has
been reading 10 attacked with At Of Laughter
st something he sees. rises from the chir.
siaps the paper. and. pointing TO the place.
hands the sheet to the other waiting GUS
toner. who rises. notes the place. resumes his
SCAT rsId. the paper. and also falls . victim to
NsE He Iuts The head q tn: m, man a, in the
Ne wall 10 suggestive. 1t roads:
with or without-Chioroformi
Mr.. Edison regards the nickei.in.the- slot
Hsshin,s :h as %s !, I; toy hnt not snat ne
would 40 ior the sys what the phonoersph does
potion. WAS familiar with the Eeotrops. an
sinssS ana ehioR t .ss%ea 70 give tSs ~S s
nrss sort q T'od on and was also N very
Bss. who sorsss ia q noton
"a ( TIT SssIss: r.. g
htoo quick for such photographs I saw that
toHrodgss pure m9t s., pictures must be taken
sloas.r movsmsnt than that producing : Jar
.A' fS.S began . ssris: OF experiments in
photognphlnG moving objects, and we got our
e sses Sas h. "a.
found that the human retina was capable OF
taking about forty-nve or iorty:sir photo
brain. OF course perceptions diner 10 different
i've pSo.osr.pRs second regard them as son
thsdiffsrsncss even when forty. slL second are
displayed. But forty-six q second 10 practt-
That Will record every. N otfon. every change
s Is Ssaa Of Il. p.ss
IN order 70 GET every motion OF an expert plan
SsW s and Sv ssRsnts psotosrnphs
The iiticuity was to give a sufficient sx-
picture that the gelatine plate should be al
sssh record ss fas. 81 SS. q that form IN
iOs.t an electrical machine that would move
IA AZ a.
exposures that forty-slx pictures q second
could be taken and enough time could be
Il found that II plate were exposed the
s ssrn H. part 81 second 20 scene that was
simple process then to figure out how fast the
m.shlns wou, have to run between e1-
slItisth part Of . second exposure.
isas Il would have e from one
That Y 70 say the Instrument must be stand
ing still for exposure thrse-fourths Of the
meSs RAN ssd must PC rasins sioIs at az s50I,
fto re, tbs whole ID plates properly placed
II was a difieult lob, a mighty dinicult
ioS,nOt to neurs this ont. but to get =
msehlns that would do the work. When
'ns found sa0 .s.: s sSSasa With Sf pic;
E Tss. We Put ss,.a sssm ,A!2
on: picture q tSoassndth part Of an Inch out
o. tne exact lines OF the preceding picture the
ps'Ess Thish sise.ually destroy. the illusion.
nenton The photogIaphinR machine was
ne olmeuh thing. The various devices
properly displaying the moving scenes
q secondary Importance. q mere feat
simple mechanics which any body can
ioq have seen the nick sl- IN the-slot ma
l Ins EHnhy toy With OF. without chloro-
S ssl% But that u not what am after. l am
~ 70 do what set out to do
sxperimsntS with the kinStoscops have
~ elIested toward this end:
nl.tS 70 mount the photographs on glass
%ss tna throw the pictures By means OF Q
ItEis lantern upon screen. Then. Instead
sn.ssat.ng INTO pesphols. large number OF
'UsstAtors might watch the moving picture
Al. seond to combine the phonoRraph with
ss,instoseope 80 that while the hguTea had
miL aPpas motion on the curtain their words
-fn. % heard plainly By the audience
Ia an prepared to announces that this throw
SSTthp l,hed In mJ laboratory. and We have
So ne ngures 10 mottep thsrA 80 that the ere
49, esMsset no change nom one picture TO an
go. mere are various i'm Droyeme nts yet to
Sonssos. hoEeVsr before this form Of the kin-
'SstEySSps vii be ready for the public.
a. rhsn these things are all accom- plishsd.
to sasih I'll be some time. 1t will BE- possible
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