J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

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21 SIMPLEX SCREEN STANDS. In Boxes, with Handles. These Stands are made of stout poles, with brass connecting tubes, and strong brass corner-pieces. The Poles are made to fit one into another, so that any desired height may be obtained. THE NEW PATENT AUTOMATIC GAS REGULATOR. (Beards’ Patent). These Regulators will automatically regulate the Gases from the Cylinder, and give off an even lesser pressure, so as to place the compressed Gases perfectly under control, either for a Triple, Bi-unial, or single Lantern. Dissolving and Effects produced at will without any diminishing of light, and without any alteration of your apparatus (simply regulate your jet taps as if using Bags), and when two or three jets are required at the same time the supply is automatically increased without altering the pressure. Price 30s. List of Articles required for Limelight Apparatus for a Bi-unial Lantern, or for a pair of Lanterns. Safety Blow-Through. 2 Best Blow-through Safety Jets with spiral arrangement for turning lime each 10/6 I 6-Way Star Dissolving Tap ... 12/6 Best Thick black Bag, 36x32x24 45/- I Single-pair Pressure Boards ... 12/6 1 Best Iron Retort 7/6 I Purifier 2/6 .20 Feet Best Red-India-rubber Tubing ... 7/6 I Tin of I dozen Lime Cylinders best quality 3/' Ordinary quality 2/- Soft Limes ... 1/6 The above sets of Lime Light Apparatus addition of a 4-Way Star Dissolving Tap ft It is also advisable to have a larger Lime Cylinders, or Limes, as they are g Our best Limes at 3/- will last out three of ■all far the most economical. Oxy-hydrogen Light or Mixed Gas. 2 Oxy-hydrogen or Mixed Gas Jets with Cogwheel arrangement for turning Lime ... each 12/6 1 6-Way Star Dissolving Tap ... 12/6 2 Best thick blackBags36 x 32 X 24each45/- I Double Skeleton Pressure Board for two Bags ... ... ... 25/- I Best Iron Retort 7/6 I Glass Purifier ... 2/6 20 Feet best red India Rubber Tubing ... 7/6 I Tin of one dozen best hard Lime Cylinders 3f- Ordinary quality 2f- will do for a Tri-unial Lantern, with the ir top Lantern, Price 10/6, and i extra Jef. size Bag and Board for a Tri-unial. enerally called, can be had at any price, the cheaper kinds, and are therefore after 3