The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14

beginning Of some idea subsequently, per-
focted The models seem to partake Of
the same crudity. As the primary idea
has been perfected other models have
been submitted In elaboration. and the
steps in the perfecting OF some radical In
novation are contemporanoously express
cd in tho models filed with the patent Of
ace Though the rule Is not without ex-
ception. the greatest inventions were first
protected by models Of such crudity as
20 be scarcely recognizable as forerunners
Of tho finished article OF to-day.
Prototype of the Telephone.
Take the telephone. for instance In
the patent ONCE are two cones OF wood
with membraneous ends and a confusing
taneie Of metal and wire. Each OF the
cones could be hidden in ones hand Yet
they are the beginning OF an idea that
has been perfected 20 the elaborote IN
trument OF to-day, out OF which millions
have been made and by the use OF which
continents are bridged.
No one al first glance would associate
these insignificant bits Of wood ana metal
with the telephone Of to-day. AZ matter
~ fact. the inventor himself recently ala
original telephone instrument were shown
~ Alexander Graham Bell. the inventor
Of the telephone. and he was asked some
questions concerning the instrument.
~ don't know what this Is, said NE.
Pell II have never seen the Instruments
here represented.
II Mas explained that the pictures were
an accurate representation OF the models
az his first telephone the crude idea on
which he had built his fame ard fortune
Rut association with the perfected instFu-
ment OF to-day had so blurred recole1
,Ion 81 the crude model by which he nrst
nro,ected his invention that the memory
bsd for the moment been obliterated. bit
mn manifested the greatest interest in
NJ models and said he would take the
grst onportunity TO visit the patent Once
ana renew ACQUAINTANCE with the old crea
lures Of his brain.
,rnorgh small and insignificant. these
,v,o crude models OF the telephone wore
sua,cient 70 secure the patents on me
,rineinjee which. as set forth ~ thF pa'-
en- granted Mr.. Bell March T. ls'o were
.'rhe method Of. and apparatus lot, uau
"st.,iiv nv causing electrical undulations'
pFt,,,,I,y In form to the vibrations OF the
- .,..ovoDanvfng the vocal or other
'a,,,se /" From the illustrations the re-
SUM- so,,,or ard ,ransmitter are readily recog-
"'- Early Electric Lighting
of scarcely less commercial impofi. .rc'e
.ro ,he arc and incandescent lights. Inc
~. uobt has undergone little change ~
,an.rsl form since Il was patented py
SaIncr and Baker on May Is. lssa ihere
49, baen wonderful changes In It's me
saa,sm hut the hour-glass form OF the
a., model IL etm preserved. 80,
WIN the incandescent hght u y III
,orent There IS not the slightest rsse .,l-
siance hetwecn the first model ana VIZ
S',,h usht of to-day Its inventors hsa
- ,asa that the light would be Haluapie
as n signal light So they patented !, a.
ss,n "The nature OF our invention, tnoy
"a consists IN the combination OF
.is,i,,rn coll or rs effeciive equiVaie n,,
'',,h a transparent signal lantern, tsrl
so,,i,lration being Effected ~ artahsl ,I1
~" coO within the lantern upon Two e sn-
a,,.,,ng wires. which are connected VIZ
- electro galvanic battery. BY olr IN
On a,,,on me most intense and BRILLIANT
w, can he constantly kept up as ,ne
alsetrle eurrent Is concentrated D. VIC