The
kinetoscope provided plenty value for the estimated $24,000
spent experiments. 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.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.