Judge, 1896-02-22 · page 16 of 16
Judge — February 22, 1896 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This appears to be a four-panel demonstration comic titled "An Electric Recorder" showing the operation of an early recording device. The panels depict figures (appearing to be men in period dress) positioned at or near what looks like a mechanical apparatus with a horn speaker and rotating mechanism. The satire likely mocks either the novelty of early phonograph/recording technology or possibly critiques how such devices might be used to capture embarrassing moments or private conversations. The repeated positioning of figures and the mechanical nature of the device suggest humor around the indignity of having one's voice or actions mechanically recorded and potentially replayed. The OCR text is too corrupted to confirm specific details about the intended joke or whether it references particular public figures or events from Judge magazine's era.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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