International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

Hey er Schultz Thirty years ago, on November 10, 1934, the Heyer-Schultz Precision Metal Reflector was developed and shortly thereafter was placed on the market in the form of Motion Picture Projection Arc Reflectors. In the years that have passed the facilities for this activity have found new fields in Government Research & Development projects such as searchlights, radar, ultraviolet and infra-red applications, solar furnaces, arc image furnaces, solar simulators, etc. It all began when the late Charles E. Schultz, a local projectionist, ran into the problem of mirror breakage with the new reflector arc lamps he was operating. He , t i^i % *Q& LMiL Heyer took his problem to a friend, Earl B. Heyer, now president of Heyer-Schultz , Inc., who at that time was a machinist and an active member of a local camera club. The matter was dis cussed, a plan formulated and within two days the first prototype reflector was on test. The initial model to be made was a 7 5/8" elliptical reflector for use in the Peerless low intensity lamp, which at that time was being converted from the combination parabolic mirror/condenser arrangement. From there the next step was a reflector of 11 3/8" diameter for use in the 1 KW lamps and then the 13 1/2" and 14" sizes for use in the larger lamps. These reflectors were constructed of a pre-formed to near curvature brass base material which was then lathe turned to optical precision, ground, polished, nickel plated, polished and rhodium plated. Due to the high degree of optical precision of this product it was able to meet the screen illumination requirements as established by the more reflective silvered back mirror, which was not optically ground. The H-S Reflector was marketed through independent motion picture equipment distributors for several years until a national organization realized the merits of the product and took over its distribution. As irive-In Theatres became popular ' large screens for Cinemascope were necessary lamps were converted to bu n larger carbon trims at higher arnper =. Because these lamps were not on ally designed with sufficient ventilation to handle this amount of sat and arc smoke the mirror brea, r_'e problem became paramount, with the result that the 14 H-S Metal Reflector was a MUST in many instances and a real economy item in less extreme cases. With the advent of the larger screens more illumination was required and to fill this damend HeyerSchultz, Inc. introduced its High Efficiency Aluminized Metal Reflector in 1952. This type reflector was 12% more reflective than the standard rhodium plated type and was made available for use in all lamps, including the then new 16" and 16%" reflector lamps, as well as the 18" and 21" lamps that followed. About this time numerous Government projects began to appear in which precision metal reflectors were specified, for use in searchlights, missile range shadowgraph photography, infra-red detecting devices, radar scanning reflectors and arc image furnaces, plus many other types made to special specifications for which the end use was not revealed. Current R&D work in pre cision metal reflectors is extremelv active. An unexpected by-product that resulted from this activity is the rehabilitation of H-S metal reflectors that have, in many instances, been in Oxberry Moves To Expanded Facilities Oxberry Corporation has relocated all offices, engineering and manufacturing facilities to a large plant in Mamaroneck, N. Y. A. Kip Livingston, Executive Vice President, stated that "the increased activity in the company's current line of professional printers and animation equipment, as well as the firm's expansion into the film processing and lower priced animation equipment have made this move essential." The new facilities also enable Oxberry to increase its activity in the development of special photographic equipment and embark on a more comprehensive program for reaching the world Markets with this professional equipment. IP The famous shape of quality — a HeyerSchultz reflector. This product was the development of the late Charles E. Schultz and Earl B. Heyer, now president of the firm. regular use for more than 20 years. This refinishing operation restores the scratched reflective surface to its original lustre and durability for but a part of the new reflector price, thereby adding economy to dependability. And it all started in a small town projection booth! The home of Heyer-Schultz precision metal reflectors in Cedar Grove, N. J. is the scene of advanced research and development in behalf of the government International Projectionist September, 1964