Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1932)

64 Better Theatres Section April 9, 1932 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. Atlas Metal Works, 2601 Alamo Street, Dallas, Tex. Automatic Film Rewinder, Harrisburg, Pa. Bass Camera Company, 179 W. Madison Street, Chicago, 111. Bell & Howell Company, 1827 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago, 111. Chicago Cinema Equipment Company, 1736 N. Springfield Avenue, Chicago, 111. Erker Brothers Optical Company, 608 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. Film Processing Machine Corp., 354 W. 44th Street, New York City. Film Inspection Machine Company, Inc., 33 W. 60th Street New York City. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. GoldE Manufacturing Company, 2013 LeMoyne Street, Chicago, 111. ▲ 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. Blue Seal Products Co., 260 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Consolidated Film Industries, 1776 Broadway, New York City. Erker Brothers Optical Company, 608 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. Film Processing Machine Corp., 3S4 W. 44th Street, New York City. Rex Film Renovator Mfg. Company, 74 E. Naghten Street, Columbus, O. ▲ 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, 1801 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago, 111. Film Processing Machine Corp., 354 W. 44th Street, New York City. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. ▲ 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^-gallon soda and acid extinguisher; the 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. AmericanLaFrance and Foamite Corporation, Elmira, N. Y. Fyr-Fyter Company, 221 Crane, Dayton, O. Harker Manufacturing Company, 121 W. Third Street, Cincinnati, O. •International Fire Equipment Corporation, W. New Brighton, N. Y. Pyrene Manufacturing Company, 560 Belmont Avenue, Newark, N. J. ▲ Fire Prevention for Projectors important equipment has been developed which it is said definite ly 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 cone of the lamphouse 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 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 are 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; bad reel in lower magazine; take-up belt breaking. Now there are other avenues by which a film fire can 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 piojector 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, this 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. Blue Seal Products Co., 260 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Film Fire Cut-Out Company, 830 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City. Fyre-Gard Manufacturers Company, Aurora, 111. N. A. N. Automatic Light Control Company, P. O. Box 207, Johnstown, Pa. Pyrene Manufacturing Company, 560 Belmont Avenue, Newark, N. J._ Rosco Laboratories, 867 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Sentry Safety Control Corporation, 13th and Cherry Street, 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 W. Eighth Street, Covington, Ky. The Moeschl-Edwards Corrugating Company, Inc., 411 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, O. 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 range from $9.00 up, depending on size. Belson Manufacturing Company, 800 Sibley Street, Chicago, 111. Best Devices Company, Film Building, Cleveland, O. H. B. Cunningham, 964 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. W. G. Preddey, 187 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. 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 component parts of each unit are generally detachable so that the unit can be made complete for film storage, waste disposal, film rewinding and inspection, as well as the storage of both supplies and tools. They are generally furnished with casters, so that they can be moved about for cleaning or relocating purposes. They are made entirely of metal and are, therefore, fireproof. These units are far cheaper in the long run than the general makeshift of the past, in covering wooden benches or shelves with tin or sheet metal, since they always represent a recognized value by being complete within themselves, and not built in as part of the partitions or the booth construction. The prices range from $50.00 to $350.00. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, III. A Fireproofing Materials INTO EVERY FACTOR of theatre construction, there should enter fire resisting material. Through such construction, the exhibitor is safeguarding his investment and his clientele. Fireproofing compounds have been prepared for coating scenery, drapes and curtains and other inflammable materials. Today through the use of specially prepared wood, compounds, asbestos, cement, steel and other fire resisting material the owner may feel assured of the safety of his building. Canvas Proofing & Striping Company, 3522-3536 Potomac Avenue, Chicago, 111.