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IlSome years ago, Edison had the idea to apply his magnificent phonograph to the preparation of dolls, and to make talking dolls. We described them three years ( 1 ) ago, but it seems that they worked only imperfectly ; and their manufacture was not continued. One of our known well Parisian manufacturers, Mr Jumeau ( 2 ), of whom we described the remarkable factory of dolls, has just realized, in France, what had been formerly begun in America, and he makes actually a talking doll, what is a small mechanical miracle. The phonograph employed by Mr Jumeau is built by Henri Lioret; it is the very light tiny device which is locked into the body of the doll, as shows it the figure 1. A leaky patch of holes which one sees down the drawing, serves of lock. Our figure 2 gives, to one more big turntable ladder, the detail of the used phonograph. One metal box B, whose top is provided with the cornet of echo and whose bottom has a point P, which is in touch with the phonographiq cylinder C. This cylinder is wrapped with the impressed ribbon. One turns up by means of a key a movement of clock; the release occurs by pulling a stalk A, the cylinder C begins turning and the phonograph works; and the doll begins speaking:
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" " I am very satisfied, mom promised me to go to the theater, I am going to hear singing, tra, la, la, la, " and the doll begins to sing an artless song then it ends by saying: " Thank you my small mom ". Another doll will say to you " My small mom, listens my song: " Ah ! mon beau château, ma tante tire lire litre ! Ah ! mon beau château, ma tante tire lire lire l'eau " (Laughter ! ! ) oh! It is very funny, we shall visit Puppet theatre! (Laughter ! ! ). Phonographs are in advance impressed; the cylinders with which they are provided can be changed and give words and very varied songs. Printing is made by girls who are choosed for their clear and childish voices, sound of which adapts well to the charming doll. G.T. >> Extracts from " La Nature, Revue des Sciences et de leurs applications aux Arts et à l'Industrie" (The Nature, Review of Sciences and their applications to Arts and Industry).
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