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December 1933 o American Cinematographer 307 1,0 0 0 PRINTS without a stop ... a remarkable letter about a re- markable machine. Letter from Mr. John M. Nickolaus, M-G-M Superintendent of Photogra- phy, to Mr. J. H. McNabb, President, Bell & Howell Company, describing the work of one of M-G-M’s battery of new Bell & Howell Sound and Picture Production Printers. A etro - G OLmvYN-i Hate K CuiyeuCity. California October 10th, 1933, Mr. J. H. McNabb, ? nd Howell Company, 1801-1815 Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Dear Mr. McNabb: prints from an E^LaUer^ ?f d6r f ° r one -^ousand in a rush for S at * * : hlcb were wanteti negative into the new automt^o t0 pUt thla ran it continuously for tw^tv four^if 2 machlne * an d the one-thousand prints L. bours *** ^’ until negative from the prints oaremi^f ^d fourths W ° rk we exafflin «d clean as the first/ I guess we couia^^-thousandth print as indefinitely. 8 e oould have S°ne on printing finish of the r^n Pe fnn 1 iL eXamine ^ thls ne 6*tive at the that it was in exactly L^sa^ SUrpriSed to flnd it into the printing Lchinl nn * 3 wben we P ut the perforations were in perfect D ° scratohe s, and showed absolutely no signs of wear. dltion ' Tha aegative I had great hopes'Tpr^he Result ’ baoause "bile didn't think it would be possiMe to 1 666 f 10 * 1868 . I from a negative without its showing“IV? println 6 indefinitely ass.*** to Mr. Howell, ^Phasing information the actual experience, I doubted it! Clalms ' but un *il I Had Tours truly, JMN/MM AGREE-ENT OR OTOE. WILL BE BINDING ON THIS CO.ROR.TION otography UNLESS IN WRITING .NO SIGNED 8Y AN OFFICER .. and this is the machine that does it While designed for quantity production, the B & H Production Printer gives vastly finer control of print density and quality than has heretofore been possible. Sound and picture are printed at one operation under fully automatic interlocking control. The machines are ruggedly built, yet constructed to a precision of adjustment equal to that of a fine watch. Write today for details. BELL & HOWELL COMPANY 1848 Larchmont Ave., Chicago; 11 West 42nd Street, New York; 716 North LaBrea Ave., Hollywood; 320 Regent St., London (B & H Co., Ltd.) Established 1907 NRA Member