Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-06
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A New Phonograph-Ths Wonders Of the
Kinetograph.
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est. Louis Globe Democracy
The Edison phonograph-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 a number Of par
ticulaps from the machine now ON the
market Thomas A. Edison has devoted
himself to the new invention at his labor
atory for some time. shutting himself
up night and day. like an old monk In a
cloister, as he always does on such occa-
sions. He has been successful. and the
new arrangement will not only be sold
at a cheaper price than the old machine
sells for, but the cylinders have been so
adjusted that Just double the former num-
Der Of words can be placed thereon. The
old cylinders had 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. me
new batteries, with the improved GYM
ders, give to the machine the power Oh
increasing the volume of sound. ana also
OF furnishing double the quantity or mat
ter. Other changes OF a technical chaFac-
ter have been made In the instrument cal
culated TO improve its effectiveness ana
to decrease It's cost.
Another OF Mr. Edson's inventions, cal
culated TO furnish entertainment TO the
public, will be put on the market IN
short time. This instrument Is OF the
nickel-ln-the-slot type of machine. has
been called the kinetograph, and Is IN
tended to outvie the instantaneous pro-
cess OF photography. In that, by means
of the peculiar mechanism with which
IL Is provided. a series OF photographs,
about forty to the minute. can be taken.
So RAPIDLY does this machine work that
every motion Of a dancers feet, every
twist or turn of a club-swingers wrists
and arms are reproduced. The impress
sions are taken on a long strip OF gela-
tine film with such rapidity and accuracy
that not the faintest motion or the per-
forming athlete is missed. II Is the IN
tention OF the inventor to have the sela-
tine strips manufactured at some central
point, in the same manner as the phono-
graph cylinders. The machines VIII DE
sold or rented TO parties under the same
conditions as prevail with the phono-
graphs. Then the gelatine strips will be
inserted. and the weight OF nickel, as II
drops through the slot, sets the machine
nv I'm motion and the photographs are
flashed before the gaze of the beholder
with such regularity that he seems to see
the living subjects.
For the edihcation Of party OF sight
seers at the Orange laboratory last week
an improvised barber-shop was fitted up,
and the services of near by tonsoriai
artist were secured. An attendant at the
laboratory took seat in the chair. and
the machine was set in motion. The bar
Der lathered his man, and then proceeded
10 shave him i'm regulation style. While
the barber was at work several pretended
customers entered, and one showed the
barber a humorous paragraph In news
paper.
When the strip of gelatine was again
passed through the kinetograph every de-
tail of the shave. every motion of the bar
ber's hands, each expression of the mems
faces were reproduced so perfectly ana 80
well-timed that the spectators could see
the scenes repeated i'm the machine.
As yet the new instrument has no COM
mercIal value, but the parties interested