# 1961 RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT TV SEGMENTS THOMAS EDISON, KNIGHTS, MONTE CASSINO 60504

This is a collection of seven short black and white segments copyrighted in 1961. Not a formal TV show, these short Ripley’s Believe It or Not segments were shown as interstitials on TV stations, filling up time left in the program schedule. It seems likely the date of their production was actually 1949-1950, an earlier era of television when short form TV shows were more common. These shows were directed by Ray Kellogg, and a Sceptre Production. Thomas Edison’s Secret features Edison’s 1868 patent, electric vote recorder, and early patents ( 0:21 - 0:37 ). Shown are a Victor RCA phonograph, Seeburg G100 Selectomatic Deluxe 45 jukebox, built-in stereo with wall speakers, hi fi stereo console likely made by RCA Victor, dictating machine, hearing aid, telegraph, Kinetoscope camera, and Mutoscope peep-show ( 0:38 - 1:19 ). A family wears early 3D glasses and a woman records with a home video camera ( 1:33 - 1:40 ). Edison mixes chemicals ( 1:41 - 1:48 ). An electric streetcar and electric fire bell are shown ( 2:01 - 2:21 ), and Moses G. Farmer works with an electric lamp ( 2:22 - 2:58 ). The Man Who Gave Adam Back His Rib opens with images of antique skeleton studies ( 3:20 - 3:56 ). A Medieval clothed hand reaches for medical instruments ( 3:57 - 4:02 ). Reenacted Roman gladiators fight ( 4:03 - 4:10 ), and a bloody hand is examined with medical tools ( 4:11 - 4:21 ). Gondolas sail at Rialto Bridge, Venice ( 4:22 - 4:30 ). A reenactment of Andreas Vesalius, the 16th-century…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/60504BelieveItOrNotVwr)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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