A HISTORY OF EDISON'S WEST ORANGE LABORATORY 1887-1931

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This machine signalled Edison's deepest involvement the motion picture industry to date. Small businessmen could offer complete show the theatre manager: film, projection, and accompanying patter. Two new industries were being created with the output of the Edison Phonograph Works, providing many small businessmen with the chance make money with Edison products, and Edison with the profits from sales equipment. Work developing improved projector was carried out the lab under veil great secrecy. Terrye Ramsey remembered that anyone who could turn meat grinder could operate the machine. The ready availability and cheapness the Edison projector stimulated the motion picture industry a small investment was all that was needed become exhibitor of films. It could used project slides keep the attention of audiences while the films were changed, and its advertising maintained that the vibration problem, which "has been the principal defect projecting machines," had been solved. Edison's laboratory had improved the basic projecting machine, made easier operate, and now was the market a competitive price. The flood cheap . 1897 introduced his own projector— the Edison projecting kinetoscope which was improved vitascope.VII-24 meet this demand. 1898 Model Edison Projecting Kinetoscope came complete for $100. The new projector was the key the transformation a novelty important industry.^ The exhibitor could also purchase "Genuine Edison Films" which were sold the foot