The Moving Picture World (November 1907)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. Projecting Machines and THeir Manufacturers. 565 No. 3-Power'i Camer&graph This well-known motion picture machine is now manufactured by the Nicholas Power Company, which was formed Au- gust 1, 1907, to take over the extensive business which had been developed by Mr. Nicholas Power, the inventor and patentee of the machine. The offices of the concern are located at 115-117 Nassau street, and the factory is located at 14-22 Jacob street, New York City. The "Cameragraph," as manufactured to-day, is the product of eight years' ex- perience in the manufacture of motion pic- ture machines for .the American market, during all of which, time it has been the constant aim of the makers to furnish a machine adapted to meet the requirements of the most exacting users. It has been a hobby of the. manufacturers to turn out the best possible product regardless of the cost of manufacture or the price at which the machines could be offered to the public The old theory often expressed with regard to many products that "the best is the cheapest," has been fully justified in the development of the "Cameragraph." As a natural consequence, the material used in its construction has always been the best obtainable, and no pains have been spared in either the workmanship or finish. The wisdom of the policy has been amply justi- fied by the extensive sales which the "Cam- eragraph" has enjoyed, notwithstanding the fact that the price asked for it has always been higher than that of any other widely- known American motion picture machine. In its most complete form the "Camera- graph" comprises the mechanism, provided with automatic fire shutter and film shields, the upper and lower film magazines and film take-up, the lamp house and the light- ing outfit adapted for the use of either electric current or oxy-hydrogen gas. This outfit, with the exception of the rheostat required for use with electric current, is illustrated in Figure. 1, and it abounds in distinctive features win"ch will be noted in the course of our description of the sev- eral parts of the apparatus. The mechanism, which is illustrated in Figure 2, equipped with film reels and film take-up, but without magazines, is known as the No. 5 model, being the last in a series of five models produced by the in- ventor. The characteristics of the mechan- ism which are noted at first glance are its compactness, its fine finish and its sym- metry. One cannot but be impressed, on seeing the mechanism, with the fact that it is the 'product of long study, a high order of designing ability, and first-class work- manship. The revolving shutter, by which the light on the screen is cut off during the movement of the film, is of the balanced type, which has been universally adopted in other machines, since it was first brought before the public in the "Carneragraph." This shutter is mounted in close prox- imity to the steel aperture plate against which the film is held during exhibition, thus making it possible to use lenses of very short focus. The framing mechan- ism is distinctive and comprises a small carriage mounted on the main frame of the mechanism and arranged for vertical sliding movement. The intermittent sprocket, star wheel and pin wheel are all mounted on this carriage, which can be shifted by means of a short lever, which Fig. 2