International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1947)

Not just another projector BUT THE COMPLETELY NEW jaumosflflpj] «AA" The projector you've been waiting for it sets a new standard in screen performance. The finest projector in the long line of great equipment made for 50 years by America's oldest manufacturer of projectors. Its design and construction assures long life with minimum upkeep. See it now at your Motiograph Dealers. MOTIOGRAPH, INC. 4431 W. Lake St. Chicago 24, 111. JOE ROBIN JOE ROBIN is dead ... and those lew words signify the passing of one of the swellest guys who ever graced this or any other business. Returning to his home in Palisades, N. J., a few days before Christmas, following a protracted stay in a New York hospital, Joe suffered a severe heart attack which ultimately proved fatal. Projectionist, designer, manufacturers' representative, supply dealer in both the domestic and foreign fields, and organization head, Joe Robin's standing as an all-around motion picture technician probably has never been equalled, certainly never surpassed. A brief recapitulation of Joe's affiliations testify to the breadth of experience he possessed: Nicholas Power Co., Precision Machine Co., Roth Electric, Brenkert Light Projection Co., Kollmorgen Optical Co., Morelite Co., Strong Electric Corp., Century Electric, International Projector Corp. — Joe traveled every highway and byway of motion picture technology. Since 1932 he has been a vice-president of Imperial Electric Co., for whom he designed the generator of the same name. Founded Dealers Association Joe was the founder and first president of the Independent Theatre Supply Dealers Association, and it was through his personal efforts that this organization survived the number of years it did. Such an organization was considered an impossibility, but Joe did the job and made it stick. Subsequently he formed Joe Robin, Inc., an export house for motion picture equipment. Joe was a member of Motion Picture Pioneers, the S.M.P.E., and during the war he served with the War Production Board. Joe Robin, Inc., of New York will continue operations under the direction of Mrs. Luella Robin, who will be assisted by her sons, Thomas and Charles. Words are quite futile to convey an adequate understanding of the stature of Joe Robin as a man, but what needs to be said here, must be said, is that he was one of the best ever, one whose passing will leave many an ache in the hearts of his thousands of friends. World's Largest Prism From Bausch & Lomb Glass The largest piece of optical glass ever obtained has been successfully finished into an astronomical objective prism. The huge piece of Bausch & Lomb glass from which this prism was made was about 100 pounds heavier than the one which was prepared for the prism being used at the Warner and Swasey Observatory at the Case School of Applied Science. It took two months before the single piece of glass from which it was made was formed in one of the melts, each melt containing approximately a ton of flint glass. The glass had to be perfect, in a process where perfection is rarely attained in pieces of glass larger than 50 to 60 pounds in weight. Annealed Twice; 2-Month Job The unfinished glass was placed in a clay mold, heated to a temperature approximating 1000° F. and then annealed. This annealing was not sufficient, and a re-annealing was necessary. Re-annealing required about two months' time, but as a result, preliminary rough polishing of the blank at Bausch & Lomb showed the glass to be flawless, and examination with polarized light showed it to be strain-free. There have been larger optical elements made, but only for reflecting telescopes. Glass for scientific instrument prisms through which light passes must be of superb optical quality, far superior to that used in reflecting telescopes. The finished prism is slightly more than 27 inches in diameter, with a 4° angle, and will be mounted directly in front of the corrector plate of the 26-inch Schmidt-type telescope at the Observatorio Astrofisico Nacional, Tonansintla, Puebla, Mexico. RCA EXPANDS N. Y. STUDIO East Coast sound recording facilities industries have been advanced by the enlarged and completely renovated RCA scoring and recording studios at 411 Fifth Avenue, New York City, for both 35 and 16-mm film. An important new activity to be accommodated is the dubbing of foreign language narrative and lip-synchronized dialogue on film originally recorded in English, for distribution abroad. At the same time, the new studio will accommodate a substantial increased schedule of English language narrative recording, sound effects recording, music scoring, and re-recording. EXPORT DEPARTMENT: J. E. Robin, Inc. 330 W. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. MuM'a negative carbon alignment for the PEERLESS MAGNARC LAMP • Huff's Negative Carbon Alignment installed on your Magnarc lamp will cut carbon consumption • To operate — simply use the two adjusting screws to raise or lower, or move the carbons sideways • Pays for itself with savings and results. EASY TO INSTALL . . . EASY TO OPERATE Only $15 Each See your local supply dealer or write direct to HUFFS, INC, 659 W. Jefferson, Los Angeles, Calif. 26 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST January 1947