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Punch Magazine, April 1, 1879 Edison’s Telephonoscope (transmits light as well as sound). (Every evening, before going to bed, Pater- and Materfamilias set up an electric camera-obscura over their bedroom mantel-piece, and gladden their eyes with the...   High-res

Punch Magazine, April 1, 1879

Edison’s Telephonoscope (transmits light as well as sound). 

(Every evening, before going to bed, Pater- and Materfamilias set up an electric camera-obscura over their bedroom mantel-piece, and gladden their eyes with the sight of their children at the Antipodes, and converse gaily with them through the wire.).

Paterfamilias (in Wilton Place). “Beatrice, come closer, I want to whisper.” Beatrice (from Ceylon). “Yes, Papa dear.”
Paterfamilias “Who is that charming young lady playing on Charlie’s side?”
Beatrice “She’s just come over from England, Papa. I’ll introduce you to her as soon as the game’s over?”

The Record-Union, Sacramento, California, June 23, 1890 “I can go to sleep at any time or place. Often I just lean up against the wall and take a nap of half an hour. Nothing so rests me as noise. When I heard that they were going to build a boiler...   High-res

The Record-Union, Sacramento, California, June 23, 1890

“I can go to sleep at any time or place. Often I just lean up against the wall and take a nap of half an hour. Nothing so rests me as noise. When I heard that they were going to build a boiler factory over there it made me happy. I often go over there for a rest and a snooze.”

The Record-Union, Sacramento, California, June 23, 1890 “Ah, that would be difficult to say. We may some day come upon one of the great secrets of nature. I am always on the lookout for something which will help me to solve the problem of navigating...   High-res

The Record-Union, Sacramento, California, June 23, 1890

“Ah, that would be difficult to say. We may some day come upon one of the great secrets of nature. I am always on the lookout for something which will help me to solve the problem of navigating the air. I have worked hard upon this subject, but I am very much discouraged.  We may find something new before that comes, but that will come.”

The Record-Union, Sacramento, California, June 23, 1890 “It would be ridiculous to dream of seeing any one between New York and Paris. The round form of the earth, if there were no other difficulty in the way, would make the thing impossible.”   High-res

The Record-Union, Sacramento, California, June 23, 1890

“It would be ridiculous to dream of seeing any one between New York and Paris. The round form of the earth, if there were no other difficulty in the way, would make the thing impossible.”