Shot in 1894, in Thomas Edison's studio by William Dickson and William Hiesel. The footage depicts two trained cats slugging it out, who were members of Welton's touring "cat circus" #catsoftiktok #cats #
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Weird History on Twitter: "Thomas Edison made the first cat video in 1894, called "Boxing Cats". https://t.co/gFZ2fRQF8G" / Twitter
![The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) (1894) : W.K.L. Dickson and the Thomas A. Edison, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) (1894) : W.K.L. Dickson and the Thomas A. Edison, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive](https://archive.org/services/img/TheBoxingCatsprof.Weltons1894/full/pct:200/0/default.jpg)