Edison had reserved his right to
sell kinetoscopes overseas and this turned out wise
move because Europe became important market. few months
after the first kinetoscopes left the Works for amusement
parlor Manhattan, machines were sent Europe.(See
Illus 6-6, Amusement Parlor, 9218. They saw the Columbian
Exposition Chicago appropriate place launch the
invention, but the Works could not supply the machines time
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for the exhibition 1893.O. The first machines were sent from
the laboratory April 1894. Tate joined with
Thomas Lombard the North American Phonograph Company and
E. A. Benson its Chicago franchisee acquire Edison's
concession market the kinetoscope.A. London,
Paris, Rome, and Copenhagen soon had their own kinetoscope
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parlors.
His strategy for the United States was use the
Kinetoscope Company market many machines possible,
providing the income support further development. also
wanted the profits from making films and kept strictly a
policy controlling the movie camera, not letting out of
the hands the cameraman during film production. Edison was sowing the seeds another vibrant
business the same way that had founded the electric light
and phonograph industries Europe.VI-41
placed side side with phonographs amusement parlors and
also installed departments stores, hotels, and bars.)
The first entrepreneurs attracted the kinetoscope came
naturally from the phonograph business. Edison
