Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1934)

38 Better Theatres Section October 20, 1934 been adopted. The effects in lighting which may be obtained are almost phenomenal, are always a source of curiosity and pleasure on the part of the public. There is a wide range of prices on these machines, depending upon the effects desired. There is also a new product which not only produces the usual effects but a wide variety of others. Belson Manufacturing Company, 800 Sibley Street, Chicago, 111. Brenkert Light Projection Company, 7348 St. Aubin Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Century Lighting Equipment, Inc., 419 West 55th Street, New York City. Chicago Cinema Products Company, 1736-1754 N. Springfield Avenue, Chicago, 111. Display Stage Lighting Company, 442 W. 45th Street. New York City. Kliegl Brothers, 321 W. 50th Street, New York City. Electric Measuring Instruments THE DEVELOPMENT and improvement in theatre lighting and projection have thrown onto the shoulders of the electrician, as well as the projectionist, many responsibilities. At their command are factors which make or break the show. With enormous switchboards to control, emergency lighting plants, motors, generators, arcs, dimmers, transverters, magnetic appliances and many other involved and sensitive electrical instruments, it devolves on the theatre to provide adequate equipment for their correct operation. In the list of necessary measuring instruments are ammeters, voltmeters, vacuum tube testers and the like. Amthor Testing Instrument Co., Inc., 309 Johnston Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. General Electric Company, 1 River Road, Schenectady, N. Y. Heyer Products Company, Inc., 197 Grove Street, Bloomfield, N. J. Weston Electrical Instrument Company, 614 Frelinghuysen Avenue, Newark, New Jersey. Engineering Service special technical service in the installation, operation and repairing of theatre equipment and structural elements, is available from engineers specializing in this work. G. J. Badgley, 111 West 48th St., New York, N. Y. Peter Clark, Inc., 542 West 30th St., New York City. Eastern Research Laboratories, 601 West 26th Street, New York City. Electrical Research Products, 250 West 57th Street, N. Y. C. Kansas City Sound Service Co., 130 W. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo. S. S. Sugar. 8 W. 40th Street, New York City. Theatre Supply & Service Co., 603 W. 43rd St., New York City. Exit Light Signs exit light signs are required by law in all theatres, the Chicago theatre building ordinance specifying them as follows: "The word 'EXIT' shall appear in letters at least six inches high over the opening of every means of egress from a theatre and a red light shall be kept burning over such a sign." Ben Adler Signs, Inc., 190 No. State Street, Chicago, 111. Belson Manufacturing Company, 800 Sibley Street, Chicago, 111. Brenkert Light Projection Company, 7348 Saint Aubin Avenue, Detroit, Mich. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. Hub Electric Company, 2219 W. Grand Avenue, Chicago, 111. Kliegl Brothers, 321 W. 50th Street, New York City. Major Equipment Company, 4603 Fullerton Avenue, Chicago. LI. Metal and Glass Products Co., 952 West Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois. Rawson & Evans Company, 710 W. Washington Street, Chicago, 111. Viking Products Corporation, 422 W. 42nd Street, New York City. The Voigt Company, 1745 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Fans, Electric Refer to ELECTRIC FJNS Film Cabinets there are various types of film cabinets having storage capacity from three to twelve reels per unit of various forms of construction so that the reel is elevated or brought within grasp by the opening of the cover. They are generally of double metal wall construction, so that should one reel become ignited in the cabinet, the others are insulated from this heat, and thus saved from any damage. Some of them are constructed so that they can be ventilated to the outside by means of piping. American Film-Safe Corporation, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Md. Belson Manufacturing Company, 800 Sibley Street, Chicago, 111. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. Neumade Products Corporation, 440 W. 42d Street, New York City. Film Cabinet Stands there are various size stands which accommodate one up to three cabinets, and hold the film cabinets so that they are more convenient as well as allowing them to be moved about more easily for cleaning or relocating purposes. Some of them also make the film cabinets more safe by holding the film cabinet at an angle so that a reel of film cannot be laid on top of it. specify Stream-Ease seats Latest theatre installations : TRAYMORE Brooklyn, N. Y. HAMILTON Bermuda PIEDMONT Ala. BOSTWICK Bridgeport, Conn. MONTEREY Brooklyn, N. Y. EXCLUSIVE PATENTED UNITS Literature upon request. Telephone: EVergreen 8-4975 EASTERN Seating Company 37 GRAND STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y. AN OPERATOR STATES, "1 find Rosco Cement just perfect and you can't make it better." ROSCO CEMENT SATISFIES Your Supply Dealer Recommends ROSCO FILM CEMENT 367 Hudson Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Used by All Exchanges and Laboratories ROSCO Film CcrotOi Belson Manufacturing Company, 800 Sibley Street, Chicago, 111. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. Film Cement A special preparation for splicing motion picture film used in theatres, laboratories and film exchanges. Bell & Howell Company, 1801 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago, III. F. B. Griffen, Oshkosh, Wis. Hewes Gotham Co., 520 W. 47 St., New York City. Rosco Laboratories, 367 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 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. Andre DeBrie, Inc., 115 W. 45th Street, New York City. Blue Seal Products Co., 260 Wyckoff Street, Brook lyn, N. Y. Film Inspection Machines PERFECT PROJECTION is impossible unless the film itself is in perfect mechanical condition. Today the public demands good screen and sound results and the projectionist can accomplish this only when proper inspection has been given to the film. Film inspection machines enhance efficiency in this work. Andre DeBrie, Inc., 115 W. 45th Street, New York City. Film Reels Refer to REELS A 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. 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-thousand-foot reels. One type also has a detachable grinding and polishing attachment. Andre DeBrie, Inc., 115 W. 45th Street, New York City. 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 Products Company, 1736 N. Springfield Avenue. Chicago, 111.