Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera

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Description

In 1891, Thomas A. Edison submitted a patent application for a kinetoscope, more commonly referred to today as a motion picture camera. Edison wanted to “do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear.” Later, he submitted patent applications, like this one in 1902, improving his original design, in an effort to perfect his invention.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Patent and Trademark Office.

National Archives Identifier: 595495

Full Citation: Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera; 8/31/1897; Patent Number 589,168; Reissue of Patent 589,168; Reissue #12,037 Kinetoscope; Patents Issued to Thomas A. Edison, 1868 – 1911; Records of the Patent and Trademark Office, Record Group 241; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/kinetographic-camera/, January 16, 2026]

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