“Talking Machine” Photograms

The spring driven machine illustrated is probably the simplest device possible for the experimental study of transmission of pictures and picture messages by radio or by wire. A conducting ink or pencil line on paper and put on one cylinder (or an insulating coating cut through with a stylus) over which the sending point rides for sending; and an electrolytic bromide (or photo) paper on the other cylinder under the receiving pen for receiving; the contact points being attached to the sending and the receiving sets respectively.

The upper illustration shows a machine electrically driven and equipped to transmit and receive handwritings, maps, sketches, pictures, etc., of an area of about 5 × 7 inches. The sending is from pencil lines on paper, the reception on electrolytic paper.

The machine is also made with a glass cylinder to send from a picture transparency, and to receive on photographic paper. It must, therefore, be used in a dark or subdued lighted room to receive.

Each machine is capable of the very highest quality of work of its particular kind, and is simple and easy to operate.

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