Modern magic lanterns; a guide to the management of the optical lantern (1900)

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HUGHES' PATENT REVERSING BIOPICTOROSCOPE. A revelation In Clne= matographs. Bar Piatoa Plunger. Film gently Irawn down. N ;strack,there- >re films not injured. V perfect move- ment. "steady Sunk Film Cage. F_icker reduced to a minimum. The Film Cage or Trap has an entirely new and novel arrangement. Films registered in cage without moving either this or the lens. All accomplished while film is running. This enables any number of pictures being centred accurately and instantly in the cage and on the screen exactly in the same place; also REVERSES THE FILM, producing great fun. Same film kept on screen as long as desirable. ADJUSTABLE SPROCKET WHEEL, A valuable addition to start registering Film in cage. Coloured Scenic Effects. "Tc?prSed"by-"' Mr. Hughes' FILM TINTER. Beautiful Blending of Colours—a Secret Process Absolutely Transparent. Flickering Reduced to a Minimum. , Sunk film (jage. Tilms last a lifetime. The value of these improvements cannot be over-estimated by the cinematographist. Without exception this is the Chief of Cinematographs. Grandly Illustrated Cinematograph List. Price 6d.; Postage 2d. Illustrated Film List^ 7d. post free. W. C. HUGHES, Specialist in Optical Projection (Over 30 Years' Reputation), Brewster House, 82, Mortimer Road, Kingsland, London, N.