The book of lantern ; being a practical guide to the working of the optical (1888)

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CONTENTS. Chapter Page I.—The Construction of the Lantern .... 1 II.—The Optical System of the Lantern ... 16 III.—Oxygen Gas Making 30 IV.—Limelight Jets, Kegulators, Pressure Boards, &c. . 50 V.—The Limelight and its Management . . .71 VI—Screens ........ «6 VII.—The Preparation of Lantern Slides, Diagrams, &c., without the aid of Photography . . . .97 VIII.—Lantern Slide Making by the Wet (Photographic) Process ^ . . 104 IX.—Lantern Slides on Dry Plates . . . .109 X.—Home-made Gelatine Plates 125 747720