Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

50 BETTER THEATRES SECTION OF October 27, 1928 If You Are Particular About Your Screen Effects You'll Appreciate THE TRANSVERTER Transverters are designed to actually give long, continuous, satisfactory service. They meet every projection need. Our new Hertner Hand Book — sent free — will be of valuable help to any owner, manager or projectionist. Write for it today. Sold in the U. S. A. by Canadian Distribator The National Theatra Supply Co. Perkins Eleetrie Ltd. THE HERTNER ELECTRIC COMPANY 1900 W. 114th Street CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A. Movieads, Inc., 507 Fifth avenue, New York City. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 West 47th street. New York City. ^8 Film Developing and Printing With motion picture presentations and local news reels offering novelty on many theatre bills, a great responsibility rests upon those developing and printing the films. Rapid service is required, yet the negatives and positives must be handled with meticulous care to avoid cloudiness, rain and other faults. Positives may be obtained in black and white and in several tints, including amber, red, green, etc. Empire Laboratories, Inc., 723 Seventh avenue. New York City. APPRECIATION FILMS, INC., 1029 South Wabash avenue. Chicago, 111. 1 Film Inspection Machines Perfect projection is impossible unless the film itself is in perfect mechanical condition. Today the public demands good screen resrults and the projectionist can accomplish this only when proper inspection has been given to the film. The film inspection machines manufactured today are adding efficiency to this work. Film Inspection Machine Company, Inc., 33 West 60th street. New York City. Dworsky Film Machine Cori)oration, 520 West 48th street. New York City. ti5^ Film Reels Refer to REELS t($8 Film Rewinders This device is used for rewinding films after they are run through the projectors, and are made in two general patterns, the bench and fire-proof enclosed type. The bench or open rewind is made in one piece types with the dummy and geared end complete in one unit, and others are made so that they can be clamped to a bench or shelf, while some are permanently fastened by means of bolts. Some are made with plain bearings and some have their spindles mounted on ball bearings. They range in price from $5.00 to $15.00. The enclosed rewinds are made in various patterns, both hand drive and motor drive models. The motor drive type is generally automatic in its operation, stopping at the end of the film or should the film break. Some are made with plain bearings and some have their spindles mounted on ball bearings. Some motor drive types also have multiple speed ranges and accommodate either one or two-thousand foot reels. One type recently brought on the market also has a detachable grinding and polishing attachment for aiding the operator in keeping his equipment in first class shape as well as keeping his arc lamp in good working order. The prices range from $50.00 to $160.00 complete. Atlae Metal Works, 2601 Alamo street, Dallas, Tex. Bass Camera Company, 179 West Madison street, Chicago. 111. Bell & Howell Company, 1801 Larchmont avenue, Chicago. 111. Chicago Cinema Equipment Company, 1736 North Springfield avenue, Chicago, 111. Duplex Motion Picture Industries, 74 Sherman avenue, Long Island City, N. Y. Dworsky Film Machine Corporation, 520 West 48th street. New York City. Erker Brothers Optical Company, 608 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Film Inspection Machine Company, Inc., 33 West 60th street. New York City. Foster & Bartlet, 45 West 45th street. New York City. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, 111. The L. J. Gardiner Company, 935 West Goodale boulevard, Columbus, O. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 West 47th street. New York City. W. G. Preddy, 187 Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco, Calif. Film Splicing Machines Equipment of this type is used mostly in film exchanges, studios and laboratories for the purpose which the name states. Smaller models are made for theatres. Prices range from $6.00 up. Bell & Howell Company, 1827 Larchmont avenue, Chicago, 111. Duiplex Motion Picture Industries, 74 Sherman avenue. Long Island City, N. Y. Dworsky Film Machine Corporation, 520 West 48th street. New York City. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, 111. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 West 47th street. New York City. ^5 ^5 Film Waxing Machines A device for protecting the projector from emulsion of green film. It is placed between rewinds, the film passing through the waxing machine and waxing the sprocket holes while being rewound. Prices range from $15.00 up. Bell & Howell Company, 1827 Larchmont avenue, Chicago, III. Duplex Motion Picture Industries, 74 Sherman avenue, Long Island City, N. Y. Dworsky Film Machine Corporation, 520 West 48th street, New York City. Erker Brothers Optical Company, 608 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 West 47th street. New York City. Fire Doors Refer to FIREPROOF DOORS Fire Extinguishers There are two types of fire extinguishers: the one quart size hand extinguisher, containing carbon tetra-chloride and the 254 gallon soda and add extinguisher. Good ones of both types are manufactured by many companies. Instructions from fire inspectors should be carefully followed in distributing these through the theatre building. Prices range around $12.00. Foamite-Childs Corporation, 1010 Turner street, Utica, N. Y. Fyr-Fyter Company, 221 Crane, Dayton, O. I^rker Manufacturing Company, Cincinnati, O. Pyrene Manufacturing Company, 560 Belmont avenue, Newark, N. J. <^ Fire Prevention for Projectors Important equipment has recently been developed which it is said definitely prevents a