Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1878, Winnipeg, Manitoba Phonograph. It was announced that of Menlo Park n j i a invented an instrument which he called Bono graph and which wag so construct it would reproduce sounds so a that if they originally formed words v d themselves could to distinctly 1 Fri when reproduced. Or. Edison was formerly a Telegraph operator but for seve s years past has Given up ins entire time inventing instruments connected with probably his most useful and his Best known invention is that f the Quadruplex system of telegraphy is now generally in use in the United states and by which four messages can be let at once Over the same wire. Or. Edi Lon s last is j dle As it is wonderful and it was spoken a yesterday by Telegraph people who were present at a private exhibition in this City As the most wonderful contrivance of the instrument is composed of n brass Cylinder about four inches in diameter and about ten inches Long with axles ten inches on which a thread is Cut coming from either end and passing through nut journals. To one of these axles a Crank is attached by which the Cylinder is turned moving either Way As the Crank is moved. The Cylinder from one end of it to the other has Small lines Cut into it and around it. By the Side of the Cylinder and resting on it u a pin attached to a vibrating plate Over which is a mouthpiece with a Small Hole leading to the plate immediately Over the Hole. When the photograph is to be used paper is spread Over the Cylinder the words to be reproduced Are Mode very close to the mouthpiece and the vibrations in the Nir occasioned by their utterance cause the plate to move and the pin indents the Lead paper upon the Cylinder which by the Way is turned by Means of the Crank during the operation. The words being spoken the paper is indented by the pin and the Crank turns the Cylinder Back to its starting Point. A funnel is then placed Over the Mouth piece. Or. Edison used one made of a Plain piece of writing paper. The Cylinder is then turned Over the same space it originally to averaged and the sounds Are reproduced accurately and will be heard several feet around the instrument a bring always with the loudness of tone in which the words were spoken to the machine. After receiving the indentations made by the pin the Lead paper can be taken off the Cylinder and by replacing it at any other time the words can be exactly reproduced. That is what or. Edison thinks will make the machine practically valuable. When the reporter of the world entered tha room in which the exhibition was Given or. Edison was singing to the machine Tommy make room for your the reporter expected when the funnel was placed Over the mouthpiece Only to hear inarticulate words reproduced buc he was astonished in hearing the words of the song quite As plainly a9 to heard them when uttered by or. Edison. Or Edison tried the effect of turning the Crank slowly and the slower it moved the deeper was the sound of the reproduction. As the Crank moved faster they Camo again to a shrill Tenor. Or. Edison then said to the instrument now is the Winter of our discontent made glorious Etc. Turning the Crank Elo Fly a Richard was heard to speak with deep and diabolic voice. Turning the Crank rapidly the same words were heard in a shrill and petulant voice As though Richard was in a bad humor and did not to play his part. The world reporter was invited to say something to the phonograph. He approached the machine and stammering by said to it the world is mine Oyster and i shall not the instrument was readjusted the rank turned again and All that could be heard was the reporter was embarrassed for he Felt that the phonograph was prophetically mocking him. Or. Edi son however kindly explained that the re Porter had so emphasized the shall that the other words wore lost in the reproduction. Several Days ago or. Edison adjusted the phonograph to the Telephone and succeeded perfectly in sending a conversation Over the Telegraph wires from his Laboratory at Menlo Park to Newark a distance of seven Miles. Is reply to the question is the Tele phone a failure or. Ii. P. 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