International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

Ace Chemicals Merkur Started As Projectionist In ing Merkur. a veteran of motion picture projection for nearly 50 vears. and who started with Marcus Loew as an office boy and general helper, has become the "projectionists1 projectionist" by developing and manufactu ring tools for belter picture presentation. Merkur got his first experience as assistant to Martin Berknwitz at the «^T> <E> « I. Merkur Eden Museum in New York and was one of the first projectionists to operate the Simplex projector in 1910. He was also chief projectionist for Reeves Sound. His extensive experience as chief supervisor of electrical engineering with the Grand Union organization gave him a background to apply to his design and manufacturing of the famous "Ace" products, such as the film cue-marker. hot splices, and Jefrona cement. His firm is Ace Chemical Co.. a division of Ace Electric Company. It operates plants in Placid Park. N. J., and in Syracuse. N. Y. The Miami Beach factory, where \ce "Blue Star" film cement is made, occupies 2,000 square feet, and Merkur personally supervises this operation with a staff of over a dozen workers. iP Non-slip Mat Available American Mat Corp. of Toledo. Ohio, recently announced the development of their *"Walk-Kz\" floor matting, available in a wide variety of runs and colors. The new mat material is smooth, yet non-skid on top. and is cushioned underneath by a built-in foam layer. According to the manufacturers, it is resistant to wear over a long, hard use. and they add proudly that it cannot be penetrated by the ladies' high heel; iP Twin Indoor Houses Slated For Toledo Cinema I and Cinema 11. the first new indoor theatres to go up in the Toledo area since before WW II. are now under construction in the citvs Westgate Shopping Center development. The two houses will share both roof and lobby, but the similarity will end there. The larger will seat 1.100 and will lie equipped to show everything from 35mm to Cinerama. The smaller, more intimate house, will have seating for 750 and will not Im\ e ( iinerama capability. Redstone Management. Inc.. of Boston operates the twin movie house-, adding these facilities to three outdoor theatres it acquired in 1963 from Theatre Operating Corp. I he theatres' site is a six-acre tract that will provide ample parking for patrons. The Toledo package i< similar to one Redstone is putting up in Springfield, \Ia-s. iP Kollmorgen Appoints Salig to Sales Post Louis F. Salig has been appointed manager of Projection Lens Sales at Kollmorgen Corp., Northampton, \fa->.. according to a recent announcement I) v coinpanv officials. He will be specializing i n the sales of standard and special purpose projection lenses, such as: 35 MM Snaplite lenses used for cinerama and other motion picture projectors; special lenses for studio television projectors; and lenses for film editing equipment. Salig. a resident of Fairview, Mass., has been with the firm for 16 years, and has served in the general sales of all Kollmorgen industrial products. iP L. F. Salig Bausch & Lomb Promotes Three Herbert J. Mossien, vice president and marketing manager of the Scientific Instrument Division at Bausch & Lomb, Inc., recently announced three new appointments. Elbert F. Day is now head of the Commercial Contracts Department. Section heads of newly created posts are David Allen, Military Contracts Section E. F. Day a n d Robert Thomas. Photogrammetric Section. Day joined B&L in 1948 as a sales correspondent. In 1951 he became assistant manager of Photographic Sales, section head of Defense Contract in 1956, and three years later was named manager of the Photographic & Industrial Optics Dept. A native of Rockville. Conn.. Day and his familv reside in Pittsford. New York. IP Dual Rectifier Is Announced Two independent power sources, housed in one unit and interfaced to provide instant take-over in case of power failure, make up the new 2-in-l rectifier manufactured by Kneisley Electric Co. of Toledo. Ohio. Either rectifier will operate either lamp, and each is capable of sustaining both during changeover, according to company literature. Long stack life is assured by the use of two 480 amp. silicon. Rectifiers have built-in minimizers to prevent sooting and pitting of reflectors and damage to carbon craters. Should an emergency arise, the minimizer is automatically by-passed. Three pole relays are also incorporated. Individual lamp adjustment is provided by twin eight-position switches located on the face of the rectifier's panels, while 190/210/230/250 AC taps are located behind a hinged door just below the fine current adjustment switches. iP CARBON ARCS . . . for finest Projection Jlowurine Ale GgaMo+U / Compact Xenon Arcs division • Brighter Light on Screen * Longer Burning per Carbon • More Economical vTJFlOM products CARBONS, INC. rmoss LAMPH0USES • by Cinemeccanica B O O N T O N. N. J. leTKOsr POWER SUPPLIES by Christie International Projectionist July, 1964