Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1922)

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DISCUSSION Mr. Richardson: I should like to say, in justice to Mr. Stewart and his colleagues, that Mr. Stewart came to New York some time ago and asked me to go to Philadelphia and examine this projector, and I told him I would not unless I could see the picture projected on the screen. He offered to do that and I still hesitated. I have been to see many of these things in the past in various places and had never yet found anything worth while. They offered to pay my expenses if I would go to Philadelphia. I concluded from that that they must at least have something so I made the trip, looked it over, and was truly surprised. Afterward they brought the projector to New York City and I again witnessed a projection, using a perfect film. I will not take further time to say that for the first time I saw what I would call a clean and acceptable picture projected by a continuously running film. Another important item is that these gentlemen have never indulged in hot air; they have talked sound sense all the time, and whatever minor defects there were, were to be expected, because the projector was entirely handmade. I think they have a sound proposition. I think that with the inaccuracies in the projector itself removed, we would have a picture fully equal to any picture that an intermittent projector can project at this time. Whether the projector can be made commercially or not, I do not know; personally, I doubt it. They say it can be done, but of course, that is up to them. Mr. Stewart: In regard to the manufacture of the machines, I have discussed the important points relative to the manufacture of these glass sectors with responsible and reputable manufacturers who assure me that there is no difficulty at all in producing sectors such as we want made, and we are going ahead and having the apparatus necessary to turn out the sectors made and the machine is going to be put on the market. 163