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Only in folklore…
…does the world beat a path to the inventor of the better mousetrap. In September 1895, the world simply shrugged when Armat and Jenkins publicly unveiled their new Phantascope in a corner of the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. It was the first film machine to produce bright pictures and smooth-appearing actions. A local paper gave it brief mention, but only few visitors stopped by, and the inventors had nothing to show for their first marketing attempt. The two soon quarreled over assignment of the patents and dissolved their partnership.
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