Motography (Apr-Dec 1911)

80 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. V, No. 5. be seen in a full reel released Tuesday, May 16. The pictures were taken in co-operation with Cy de Vry and the members of his executive force. Many interesting scenes were thus obtained, some of which will be rare even to the eyes of Chicagoans. For instance we are shown a surgical operation on a three months old Siberian camel ; we see the poisonous fangs of a giant python, measuring fourteen feet in length, removed from the immense jaws of the reptile, while four men held it, exerting all their strength. We also see the clipping of the claws of Prince Roland, an African lion — a variety of manicure work which would not prove very alluring to the average nail-trimmer. Among the many animals seen in the film are the following: moose, elk, yak, elephant, zebra, camels, buffalo, lions, tigers, bears, leopards, sea lions, monkeys, birds of all kinds, reptiles, etc. One of the most important features of the Lincoln Park zoo is its herd of buffalo, or American bison, of which it has Teddy the II. the largest herd in the world. Roland, the mighty buffalo bull, weighs 2,200 pounds. One of the fetchingest scenes in the series is a picture of Duchess, the big elephant, at her afternoon bath. The ponderous pachyderm at first dislikes the plunge, but the attendant coaxes her in. Once in the bath, she likes it so well that more coaxing is required to get her out. Another interesting picture shows the apportionment of food to the attendants, who bear it to their charges. Whole beef carcasses are dismembered for the lions, tigers, and other carnivora. And fish for the various sea animals is. distributed in basket loads. The photography in the picture is exceptionally clear, and all "close-up," the photographer in several instances risking life and limb in obtaining the films. To plant a camera directly in front of a monster python and then see the big snake calmly make a meal on two or three live rabbits, not knowing at what instant the reptile might make a false move, is an experience that does not come to the lot of the ordinary camera man. When viewed by an audience of Chicago newspaper men, all expressed admiration for the novel handling of the subject and for the clear photography. Recent Patents m Motography By David S. Hulfish It will be the purpose of this department to list all United States patents, as they are issued, which pertain to any form of amusement business, giving such data in each case as will enable the reader to judge whether he wishes to see the complete darwings and specifications of th patent. When patents of special interest to Motography readers are encountered, the descriptive matter herein will be amplified accordingly. A complete copy of drawings, specifications and claims of any patent listed will be furnished from this office upon receipt of ten cents. NO. 980,639. Arc Lamp and House. Charles A. Hughes, Terre Haute, Indiana. The' inventor describes his lamp by setting forth its advantages, in the following language : This invention relates to an improved arc lamp and has for its object to provide a lamp of this character which is especially designed for use in connection with moving picture machines and one which is simple, efficient and comparatively inexpensive in construction. The invention has for a further object the provision of novel means for independently adjusting the carbon electrodes. 1 "Jl ac oo From the illustration accompanying, it will be seen that toothed racks, labeled p and o, are attached to the back of the lamphouse by the angle brackets io and io. Upon these the carbon holders may be slid forward and backward in the lamphouse, the upper carbon being independent of the lower one in this motion. The carbons are mounted upon the short vertical racks, labelled 15 and 15, which may be raised and lowered by means of milled heads outside the lamphouse. Thus either carbon has a wide range of movement, either horizontally or vertically, and each is independent of the other. The back wall of the lamphouse is hinged at the hinge 8, so that the entire back wall of the house and the lamp with it may be swung downward and backward, bringing the carbons and holders out of the body of the lamphouse for adjustment and renewal of the carbons. "~«f 980,639. Another object of the invention is to, provide a lamp housing having a reflecting element arranged therein, said reflecting element and the adjusting mechanism for the electrodes being movable upon a hinged back arranged on the housing. A still further object of my invention is to provide means for simultaneously moving the electrodes longitudinally in the lamp casing whereby the center of radiance of the light may be adjustably positioned within the housing. No. 982,874. Geneva Gear. John B. Reimund, Chicago, 111. A Geneva intermittent mechanism having star and pin wheels with a separate locking device for the star between film shifts, so that the star is locked independently of the pin wheel, which has no locking cam. Three of the figures of the patent are shown herewith, and in them will be seen the following parts, labelled by identifying numbers : The star wheel 13 ; the pin wheel 16 with its pin il ; a main driving shaft 15 ; a rocking member having two arms 22 and 23 and pivotally held upon the screw stud 20; a cam 19 upon the shaft 15 which engages the arm 23 and moves it, thus moving the locking arm 22.