The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-29

Dane named Paulsen to invent this con-
meeting link between the telephone and
the phonograph. Paulsen left the world
m ignorance Of his discovery until he as
tonished the residents Of Copenhagen last
month with a detailed story OF what he
had achieved. He demonstrated before
body of experts that telephone message
can be left at the other end of the wire
and the absentee by simply turning
knob, can hear what has been left for him.
Paulsen, until few years ago, was
an employee of the engineering department
of the Copenhagen Telephone Company.
Naturally he had many facilities for ex-
pertinent, but his associates did not know
what he was about Instead OF the usual
Photographic wax cylinder Paulsen SUP
piled steel ribbon. Where IL IL necessary
to plane off the wax on the ordinary
photograph Paulsen's photograph needs
only a cloth to rub OF the writing which
does the talking as easily as II II we're
that much chalk on a blackboard. Fhe
only reason why experiments In this diroc-
ton met with failure was because It IN
yolyed too much trouble to- record the mes
sage on the wax cylinder. The Teas bihty
seemed apparent enough. But until Paul
sen appeared no practical value could be
attached to the experiments
The apparatus is constructed 50 that
very small magnetic needle, which Is con-
npCttd with the CURRENT u AhR NNa'GssN'A'
wire influences a steel ribbon whlch ID
turn runs over two cylinders These
cylinders come in touch with the mnsnelie
needle and tho work Is done. WcuS ne
instrument Is operating and person taiNa
into the telephone. the magnetism IN 'he
steel ribbon 10 influenced by ths eieett.s
needle to such a degree that petirV,
message IL recorded. At tho Tcceivias emf
Il Ia only necessary TO ct the steer no
hon mass later before the electric needle
and ,he current will then reproduce the
xvoraa sent over the wire. Just as soon
as Inc message has been heard, by passing
a magnet over the steel ribbon. INC spseSh
is wiped on Immediately ana the lnstfe-
ment is ready to receive hisSsaFsa ss''
The experiments which nave teeei'.y
heen made In Copenhagen have been so
49,, ,ba, a company has been form
~ =, INTRODUCE the invention ali throuEh
49,. ,xorla Patents have been applied Tor
On ull the principal countries OF me "oft@
T-ha sxner.ments 80 far with TINS tnie-
rhona. monograph 70 10 snow ttlm' sphs
: heard more distinctly by this msthoa
than simple words Why THIS shouid pe
M one seems TO know. The question
aroso u-hether time would have anv ef-
e.. On the clearne-s OF the message APP
,rsb.n.,on was sek tina; " the message
vas hala for several lays the words would
hn Inatfdit,s To test this the steel NIB
non was removed from the machine ana
ala away for time When placed In
position II gave the message very plainly
The only drawback 70 the present re-
oaiy1ng instrument 10 its size. II Is some
what larger than the ordinary table psson-
oxrsuhA But there In reason 70 suppose
thst this can be rsmsdisd as soon AZ the
Instruments are pIaee3 on tho market
IN. new phonogzap Is separate IN
xtr7lmeut, ana u no Use for y exists Tor
some time " may Be- disconnected ana
rsacaa 20 one s.de. II IL arranged 80 thai
when someone calls u2 should no one
respond the tAIker 10 AZ once made aware
that Al the other end there IL only phono-
rrauh connection- He will therefore.
frarn. his message accordingly, So far as
the central station IL concerned, no extra
work 10 placed on the operators there.
Quite TO the contrary. when the pheno-
graphic ooHnes sion 10 present. The operat-
orr will not 10 called upo1 as frequently
as before. Paalsen Is tho son of one ct
the hest-known lawyers In Copenhagen.
and has written considerable upon the
subject OF physics as we'll chemistry.
His parents ars wealthy. This allowed him
to aoma sxtsn6 70 devote bis ttune to the,
uronisn Nhtdh ~ d. fsnnkix solved