Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1929)

80 BETTER THEATRES SECTION OF October 26, 1929 Film Cleaning Machines A block containing pads which are saturated with a film cleaning liquid through which the film is run, dirt and grit being removed from it in the process. Prices range from $7.50 up. Consolidated Film Industries, 729 Seventh avenue, New York City. Duplex Motion Picture Industries, 74 Sherman avenue, Long Island City, N. Y. Dworsky Film Machine Corporation, 520 West 48th street. New York City. Foster & Bartlett, 45 West 45th street, New York City. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, 111. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 West 47th street. New York City. A 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. Film Inspection Machines Perfect projection is impossible unless the film itself is in perfect mechanical condition. Today the public demands good screen and sound 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, 630 Ninth avenue, New York City. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, 111. A Film, Raw Raw film is motion picture film that has never been exposed. Camera spools carry 400 and 1,000 feet of negative film, and positive film can be got in 1,000-foot lengths. The positive film is that which is used to make a copy or print from the original film or negative. Du Pont-Pathe Film Mfg. Corporation, 35 West 45th street. New York City. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester New York. A Film Reels Refer to REELS 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. Thev 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-thousands 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. Atlas Metal Works, 2601 Alamo street. Dallas, Tex. Automatic Film Rewinder, Harvisburg. Pa. Bass Camera Company, 179 West Madison street. Chicago. 111. Bell & Howell Company. 1827 Larchmont avenue, Chicasro. III. 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 & Bartlett, 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. Hagenlocher & Bary, 1560 Broadway, New York City. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 West 47th street. New York City. W. G. Preddy, 187 Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco, Calif. A 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, III. Duplex 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. A Film Processing 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. Consolidated Film Industries, 729 Seventh avenue. New York City. Duplex Motion Picture Industries, 74 Sherman ave^ nue, Long Island City, N. Y. Dworsky Film Machine Corporation, 61 Sixth 6treet, Long Island City, N. Y. Erker Brothers Optical Company, 608 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 West 47th street, New York City. A Fire Doors Refer to FIREPROOF DOORS A Fire Extinguishers There are for theatres' four types of fire extinguishers : the one quart size hand extinguisher, containing carbon tetra-chloride ; the 2^4-galion soda and acid extinguisher; the 2^2-gallon foam type, and the portable carbon Dioxide hand type. Good ones of these 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 6treet, Utica, N. Y. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 So. Wabash avenue, Chicago, 111. Fyr-Fyter Company, 221 Crane, Dayton, O. Harker Manufacturing Company, Cincinnati, O. International Fire Equipment Corporation, West New Brighton, N. Y. Pyrene Manufacturing Company, 560 Belmont avenue, Newark, N. J. A Fire Prevention for Projectors Important equipment has been developed which it is said definitely prevents a film fire in the projection machine. This equipment is a safety control device, that is easily installed and which is operated on the regular line voltage. The main control unit and dowser are mounted on the top magazine and act as the main light cut off, taking the place of the regular dowser. The dowser is operated from five distinct points of contact, covering every avenue through which a fire could start in the projector while it is in operation or at a standstill with the film in it. All contact points are very sensitive, and the The Center of All Eyes Instinctively the eyes of every person in your audiences turn first to stage — and their impression of your theatre and attractions is directly influenced by the appearance of the stage settings and decorations. Volland Scenic Studios, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri dowser is instantaneous in its action, yet does not depend upon springs to actuate it. An arm with a loop and idler are so mounted as to engage with the upper film loop, another arm and idler is so mounted to engage the lower loop, an auxiliary idler is mounted so that it rides the film between the take-up sprocket and lower magazine valve rollers. These three points of contact with the film offer protection against fire from the following causes : film break at any point in the projector; loss of lower loop; loss of upper loop ; mutilated perforations, i. e. : perforations in such condition that film will not ride properly through projector; failure of film to pass properly through projector from any cause ; failure of film to take-up properly; pad reel in lower magazine; take-up belt breaking. Now there are other avenues by which a film fire tan start, and the inventors of the device have apparently overlooked nothing in the way of safety. The entire projector is protected by a governor which is driven by one of the gears of the projector head, and this causes the dowser to actuate in case the following occurs ; drive belts breaking; projector head binding up; motor trouble of any kind; loose drive pulleys; line fuses blowing out; projector running below normal speed. A very important feature of this control is the change-over, that is incorporated in it where two or more projectors are used, and it is very simple in its operation as it keeps one dowser in a locked position while the other one is in operating position. The failure of current supply to motor results in instant actuation of the dowser. Fire Guard Manufacturers Company, Aurora, 111. H and A Company, 1507 Cass avenue, Detroit, Mich. Industrial Development Company, 292 Morrison street, Portland. Ore. SENTRY SAFETY CONTROL CORPORATION, 13th and Cherry streets, Philadelphia, Pa. A Fireproof Curtains Refer to CURTAINS, FIREPROOF A Fireproof Doors In practically all states, cities and towns building codes require the use of fireproof doors in certain quarters of the theatre, such as the projection booth, stairwells, exits, dressing rooms, boiler rooms, etc. This demand on the part of the framers of the building codes has been beneficial to the theatre owner in many respects. In the first place it has effected a big saving in insurance. Secondly, and more important, it has safeguarded life and eliminated legal battles and accident and death claims. Before building every theatre owner should consult building code specialists and the fire underwriters. Covington Metal Products, 17 West 8th street, Covington, Ky. Missouri Fire Door & Cornice Company, 3144 Easton avenue, St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Fire Door Company, 1142 South Sixth street, St. Louis, Mo. Variety Fire Door Company, 2958 Carroll avenue, Chicago, 111. A Fireproof Shutters Again entering into lower insurance rates are fireproof shutters for the projection booth. Such equipment in the modern theatre has placed the patrons beyond the danger line, so to speak. These safety shutters are so constructed that they drop when_ film breaks. Certain designs work automatically, while others operate through a release effected by the projectionist. The list price of the shutters ranges from, $9.00 up, depending on size. W. G. PREDDEY, 188 Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco, Cal. BEST DEVICES COMPANY, Film building, Cleveland, O. A Fireproof Units There are various forms of these available and generally each type is made in several capacities and sizes to accommodate their installation in small or large booths. The com