The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-11
FDISON'S NEW WONDER.
go .pyOUvCEs THK COMPLETION
or IHE KTNET0sCOPE.
..,o,ter Looks Through Peephole II
cha Cover of a Box and Secs Wa"
shaved I'm n Barber shop.

..o,as A. Edison. the inventor con.
last evening TO tell the readers %
sam exactly what he ""o
r4 In reproducing the mv''"io
...rt hv photography This is 'he
r~.rt announcement that the ne"
t.etaph. as the photosfapnlo "p''
IL called. has proven success i"'.
body has seen tie meNel-'H-'','
..,rhincs which contain pnonos'ap's
rav any kind Of tune p'eN''DS's
pms into them. Mr. Edison "as w..
r.r the market a similar n"ei'nc
.,..r his moving pictures. when Is
.ss'ug when nickel ls pue NV .''
'rI. machine he calls Nncteseope'
..,aforraph IS The machine when
+he photographs. and the hhclo-
the machine which displays them
t. fop az the kinetoscope, which
r.nshed oak box just like the pno-
-.fh machines is "A peephole ABOUT
f..hcs long and half an inch broad.
,..ral with glass The interior or the
3D., is lighted by electricity, ana SHOWS
,lr,urc about two inches broad ana one
.-h h.gh. ..,.
rhc knctoscope in Mr. Eaisons wo.n-
A. which was exhibited 90 sun
r Uaz the workman in charge OF '"l'
...,.rfr,orf contains "a picture or q p"'
eho,, There is the barber. about "',
,..h in hcleht. standing 40 his ch"ii' """
.l-.a victims waiting 60 ne s."E'"
..Irr is not the correct W"iu u" "'
ri.furo. one OF the Liilpuiau @o''.'
.d walks across the picture 10
r Sits down. and is tilted back.
..rop and towels are ADJUSTED d" "
..h ro ecnteness 90 is hNe-eehl
and fnc hand OF the barber moves
.,.Uv over the iparons race
..l.r his chin before the proper
- I- chosen. The razor rs slapped
-..sit over the strap few times
...r haeirs 20 fvc-cent shave that re-
.t.. the swing OF scythe IN the
t.-l- If farmer The victim writhes'
f.f t. has to stand 10. .,
AZ this moment one Of the waiting
--.rs. who has picked up a news
.- and has been reading. is attacNlhs
ft of laughter at something ne
,aas from the chair. slaps the paper
.I ..Irfirg 10 the place. hands the sheel
.. other waiting customer, VINO rises
.... OBJ. place. resumes his seat, ieaha
.r ar.r. and also falls victim 10
...- The barber all this time has
-. h,sr. He rubs the head OF the man
80 chair and combs his hair one of
. lrrs on the wall Is suggestive. IL
With or Without Chloroform2
SIP Edison regards the nickei-ll-ln
.., machine as "a mere toy. mat Is no'
,... be- is after. although it is entertain
rr He said
le.-,s tine ago it occurred 10 me that
rI-ff he possible TO invent something
.... would do for the eye what the Pho
..,.,nn does for the ear. an instrument
f~ f.. that would faithfully record anc
,srr.t..e practically all motion. l sa"
r.t.. .rniuce pure motion pictures mus
t...l.- with sufficient rapidly 10 recoi
movements of less than an inch ~ any
,.,. ~ tra body. a longer movement thti
.t.- rraiacine a jar. which destroyed lH'
illusion. ...,.,..,,,
the ..,nsth part Of second 10 scene
traf was very light with very dark
background a perfect photograph Zee
emitted n was but simple process then
o.. f..,-a ont how fast the machine would
tsv. TO run between exposures TO give
f.rf.-.ix pictures. each siNtieth part
~ second exposure. ! figured mat III
.,.,,fa have ID move from one exposure
.. arofhor in one 1S5th of second
That 70 90 say the instrument must DE
standing stil for exposure three-lo uI lna
of the second ana must be racing alons
.f an enormous rate Of speed the rest
u the second SO as 10 get the "hoIe
t.-fv-six plates properly placed LOT eA
l0sure. a..
THE photographing machine was the
difficult thing The various devices LOT
rroperlv displaying the moving scenes
+. of secondary importance. mere Ieal
Too simple mechanics which ANYBODY car
lo You have seen the nAckel-lh-the-si''
machine Funny toy. with or Wilhou'
rhoroform~ But that is not what am
after ] am going 90 do what i SET ou'
f1 do.
.Aly experiments with the kaleidoscope
have been directed toward this end,
.F.rst 90 mount the photographs or
glass plates and throw the pictures 10y
means of "a magic lantern upon screen
Then. instead of looking into peephole
a. large number Of spectators might water
the moving picture
Second t8 combine the phonograpi
with The kaleidoscope SO that while th'
figures had visible motion on the cur
tain their words might be heard pialni,
Dog the audience
II am prepared 10 announce that this
throwing of pictures upon screen mas
actually been accomplished in my labora
tory and we have had the figures In mo
ton there $50 that the eye could detec
ITO change from one picture to another
There are various improvements yet u
he male however. before this form o.
tte kaleidoscope will be ready Tor I'M
public
"Whan these things are an accomplish
cd as they will be some time. ii vii
le possible TO catch every gesture o
Ctauncev H. Depew delivering an after
dinner address. and every infection %
his voice. and TO exhibit both TO admir-
ing audiences "a hundred years after b
As dead. IL viii be possible to see an
hear grand opera by stereopucon.
This has been largely "a work Of ser
t.mcnt on my part / do not believ
there as much money IN A. But l belcV
is In the interest Of science am
history a great man will never die
Dis pictures and speeches are saved b
OBJ. knetograph and phonograph. Ne
York sun.
Nd tInuf Pots and Pans.