The
kinetoscope provided plenty value for the estimated $24,000
spent experiments.VI-43
rapid development new line business, carried out
without major hitch, proves that the West Orange workforce
did have the speed and flexibility Edison expected them. Gordon Hendricks has pointed out, the
$7940 for machines and $369 for films paid Edison the
Kinetoscope Company might seem insignificant compared costs
of today's movies, but caused less excitement among the
audiences.
