Improvements in and connected with Instruments and Apparatus for Recording and Repeating Speech and other Sounds.
Year: 1889

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Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Instruments and Apparatus for
Recording and Repeating Speech and other Sounds.
I, JAMES GALE, of Galeston, Eton Avenue South Hampstead, in the County of
Middlesex M.A., F.G.S., F.C.S. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention refers to instruments heretofore known as phonographs, graphophones,
and such like sound recorders and repeaters, and I desire such instruments when
made according to my invention to be known as Galeographs or voice writers and
sound repeaters.
Heretofore it has been common in such instruments to use cylinders covered with
tin-foil, wax, and other such substances for the recording or receiving medium, and a
revolving disc covered with similar material has also been employed; such forms of
recorders or receivers have the disadvantage that a very limited portion of the sound
can be recorded on one cylinder or disc and they are bulky and occupy much room
for storage, and are liable to get injured; whereas by my invention these defects are
to a great extent reduced.
I dispense with the cylinder and revolving disc as a recording medium and
according to my invention I cause or make the recording or receiving medium
to receive a to and fro, or an up and down motion or combined instead of a
revolving motion, for example the recording or receiving medium passes from
left to right or from right to left and at the end of each line the recording or
receiving medium is raised or lowered a sufficient distance to receive another line and
so on to the end of the recording or receiving medium; or instead of the motion
being horizontal as before described it may record the writing from bottom upwards
or from the top to the bottom; at the end of each line the medium being pushed
forwards or backwards as the case may be, a sufficient distance to record another lino
and so on until the whole, if necessary, of the recording or receiving medium is filled
with the impressions. As applied to this instrument any of the materials heretofore used
for the recording or receiving medium of voice and sound recording and repeating
instruments such as phonographs, graphophones, and similar instruments together with
suitable mouth-pieces, discs, needles, cutters and other parts as now used are applicable.
The to and fro, the up and down or combined movements before referred to are, or
may he, produced by mechanical arrangements or other suitable means, such for
example as by gearing a worm and eccentric motion, frictional or otherwise, bands,
cogs, clockwork, electricity or combinations of the same, and as I purpose to more
fully set forth in my complete specification.
The recording or receiving medium after recording or receiving its indentations or
impressions or other communications may pass to and be received into a grooved case
or receptacle so that each record although close to one another is protected from
injury, or the medium record may be removed from the instrument by the hand and
placed in any convenient or suitable place. The recording or receiving medium may
be made to repeat in small or large sheets singly or in combination and similar to a
panorama or sliding shutter.
The recording or receiving medium should be stretched or fastened on a frame
similar for example to stretched canvas frames and the material used for receiving the
impressions must be placed or stretched on the framework before receiving the
impressions from the needle point.
Dated this 30th day of March 1889

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Instruments and Apparatus for
Recording and Repeating Speech and other Sounds.
I, JAMES GALE of Galeston, Eton Avenue; South Hampstead in the County of
Middlesex, MA., F.G.S.; F.C.S.. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention refers to instruments heretofore known as phonographs, graphophones
and such like sound recorders and repeaters, and I desire such instruments when made
according to my invention to be known as "Galeographs" or voice writers and sound
repeaters.
Heretofore it has been common in such instruments to use cylinders' covered with
tinfoil, wax and other such substances for the recording or receiving medium, and a
revolving disc covered with similar material has also been' employed, such forms of
recorders or receivers have the disadvantage that a very limited portion of the sound
can be recorded on one cylinder or disc and they are bulky occupying much room for
storage and are liable to get injured, whereas by my invention these defects are to a
great extent 'reduced!
I dispense with the cylinder and revolving, disc as a recording: medium, and
according to my invention I make the recording or receiving medium in the form of
a plain flat surface and cause it to receive a to and fro or an up and down motion or
combined; instead of a revolving motion, for example the recording or receiving
medium passes from left to right or from right to left and at the end of each line the
recording or receiving medium is raised or lowered a sufficient. distance to receive
another line and so on, or instead of the motion being horizontal as before described it
may record the writing from bottom upwards or from the top to the bottom, at the
end of each line the medium being pushed forwards or backwards as the case may be
a sufficient distance to record another line and so on until the whole; if necessary, of
the recording or receiving medium is filled with the impressions! As applied to-this
instrument any of the materials heretofore used for the recording or receiving medium
of voice and sound recording and repeating instruments such as phonographs grapho-
phones and similar instruments together with suitable mouth pieces, dises needles,
cutters and other parts as now used are applicable.
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The to and fro the up and down, or combined motions before referred to; are or
may be produced by various combinations of well known mechanical devices and
although it is obvious that numerous modifications of such machinery could readily be
devised by any meclianician skilled in the art, I will however, with reference to the
accompanying drawings proceed to described one arrangement of mechanism by which
my invention may be carried into practical effect.
Figure is a front elevation of an apparatus constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of same:
Figure 3 is an inverted plan view shewing the manner in which the tablet forming
the recording or receiving medium is caused to have a periodic downward motion, and
Figure 4 is a similar view shewing a modification of same.
Similar letters of reference indicate. like parts in all the figures:
A is the tablet forming the recording or receiving medium and which I preferably
form of rectangular shape, and communicate thereto. longitudinal and transverse
motions BFigure 25is the scriber or instruinent for producing the impressions.
The tablet Axis' mounted in a frame A¹ which latter is capable of being slidden
longitudinally on V shaped guides A² Figure 2. A is an arm carrying a pin and
projecting downwards from the frame A; C is a levert mounted on a rock shaft Dat
the lower part of the framework E, and the upper end of this lever C has a fork which
takes onto the pin carried by the arm A.
The traversing: motion of the frame" A¹ is preferably regulated by some suitable

page_text: speed controlling device to ensure an even and regular motion of the lever C such
for example as the following. F is a cone pulley mounted on a cranked shaft G
carried by brackets from the framework; Ĥ is a connecting rod between the
cranked shaft G and the lever C. I is a band to pulleys J on flywheel shaft K.
I is the flywheel, M is a treadle hy which the lever C may be rocked.
Referring to Figures 2 and 3 it will be observed that the plate A is provided
with a number of stops or pins P while there is a stationary slotted guide S
supported from the framework E of the machine. The pins P travel consecutively
in and through the stationary slotted guide S as the frame A¹ is reciprocated so
that each time the tablet A reaches the extremity of its travel at either side, it is
lowered by one of the pins P dropping in the guide S.
The arrangement shown at Figure 4 for lowering the tablet A is simply the inverse
of that shewn at Figure 3, that is, the plate A is formed at its back with slots or
grooves S while there a pin P carried by the framework F which projects into
the said grooves S so that as the tablet is reciprocated it will be lowered or dropped
when at either end.
The recording or receiving medium should be stretched or fastened on a frame similar
for example to stretched canvas frames, and the material used for receiving the
impressions must be placed or stretched on the framework before receiving the
impressoins from the needle point.
The recording or receiving medium or tablet A after recording or receiving its inden-
tations, impressions or communications may be placed in a grooved case or receptacle and
may be so packed that although situated close to one another thoy are protected
from injury, and the tablets may be made to repeat similar to a panorama, or
sliding shutters.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
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1. In instruments and apparatus for recording and repeating speech and other
sounds, the recording or receiving tablet A having a plain flat surface and
receiving longitudinal and transverse motions substantially as set forth.
2. In instruments and apparatus for recording and repeating speech and other
sounds the tablet A the frame A¹ sliding in guides A2, the grooves or slots S and
pins P together with mechanism for reciprocating the frame A substantially as set
forth.
3. In instruments and apparatus for recording and repeating speech and other
sounds the combination with the receiving or recording tablet A having a plain
flat surface, of the mechanism for giving notion to same substantially as described
and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Thirtieth day of December 1889.