Handbook for motion picture and stereopticon operators (1908)

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Contents 9 PAGE Cracked condensers 59 Triple condensers 60 Projecting lenses 60 Magazines, fire proof 60 Lamp house 61 Combination machines 61 Ventilating 62 The lamp 62 Heat shield 64 The carbons 65 Lamp adjustment 65 Calcium or oxy-hydrogen light 66 Popping 67 Calcium tanks 67 Rheostat 68 Loosely-fitted parts 68 Electrical connections 69 Fuses and cut-outs 69 Electric wiring 69 Iron stands 70 Three-wire circuits 70 Registering the pictures 70 Optical laws 71 Machines in the balcony, and why 71 The screen, and what is best therefor 72 Signaling device 72 Announcements 72 Illuminating the auditorium 73 The use of blank film 73 Tables of distances and size of picture 74 Trunks 75 The Operator's Responsibility 77 The theatre's responsibility 78 Municipal requirements of the different cities. 79