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Arrangement identical in principle with one divised over a year and one half ago, and which was noted in W.R. Notes Jan. 1880.

Smaller magnet made at the suggestion of A.S.B.

This magnet was a little smaller in diam., and about 2 cm. in length

Drawing and description of the apparatus used.

Sounds produced were not any louder than in last experiment Vol. I. page 95.
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Wednesday June 1 - 1881
It was extremely gratifying to me to find that this arrangement (see p. 95 Vol. I. Fig. 2) worked so well as it is identical in principle [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] with the one shown on page 11 - Vol. I. which was divised by me over a year and one half ago, and will be found noted in the Work [[underlined]] Room [[underlined]] Notes [[underlined]] as long ago as Jan. 1880.
     I have always had considerable confidence in this method of reproducing ^articulate^ sounds from a record, but these experiments are the first that have been made to test the soundness of the idea.
     At the suggestion of A.S.B. a smaller magnet than that last described was made and fitted into the hole in the lever of the engraving apparatus, made for the cutting tool.
     This magnet was a little smaller in diameter than the other, and as near as I can remember [[strikethrough]] about [[/strikethrough]] was about 2 cm. in length.  Both these magnets were magnetized by rubbing them upon a large compound permanent magnet which we have.  The apparatus was then arranged as follows:[[ hand drawn arrow]] [[ diagram with Gear wheel, Small magnet, axis,and Engraving apparatus illustrated and a parenthetical note]] (See N. 35 Vol. I)
The sound produced with this magnet was not any louder than in the last experiment (see p. 95 Vol. I.
Noted by S.T. June 1-1881.