Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1947)

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seating industry in 1927 with the HeywoodWakefield Company and later went with International Seat Corporation. Headquarters of the company are at 1560 Broadway, New York City, manufacturing is located in Minneapolis. Mr. Masucci states that production will begin July 1st. Two New Theatre Type Corn Popping Machines two new models of corn popping equipment have been brought out by C. Cretors & Company, Chicago, one of extra-large capacity. The "Super 60" model New Cretors popcorn equipment: above, the "Super 60"; below, the "Giant 41" popper. has a cabinet of natural walnut finish and is designed to conceal all wiring and mechanical parts. All parts are removable, including the popping pan, for cleaning. Sliding doors are also removable for front operation. The popper is thermostatically controlled, and exhaust filtration is pro vided to reduce grease fumes. For keeping the popped corn supply at proper temperature a double heating system, acting at both top and bottom of the case, is installed. The "Giant Model 41," which pops the corn in the seasoning and salt, has a capacity of approximately 2 pounds of raw corn per popping, and can pop around 50 pounds in an hour. It is equipped with an interchangeable dump handle for either rightor left-hand operation, and the pan has a weight equalizing device to facilitate dumping. The transmission is enclosed with gears running in oil. This model may be operated by any type of gas or with gasoline. Export Agents Named distribution OF all products of Motiograph, including projectors, sound systems, arc lamps and rectifiers, will be handled by Frazar & Hansen, Ltd., San Francisco, prominent export agents, in all foreign regions except Canada, according to an announcement by the manufacturer. The San Francisco firm also handles the exportation of other makes and kinds of theatre equipment, including the products of the Altec-Lansing Corporation and the Strong Electric Corporation. Canadian distribution will continue to be handled by Dominion Sound Equipment, Ltd., while in Hawaii and Alaska Motiograph products are sold and serviced by the B. F. Shearer Company, San Francisco and Seattle. Lens Data Bulletin A bulletin describing the latest lenses in their line and giving handy data on projection lens focal lengths in relation to various projection distances and screen sizes has been issued by the Kollmorgen Optical Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y. In order to present the data table in most readable form, two colors are used. The table deals with the range of lenses from 2 through 7-inch focal lengths, and of projection distances from 40 through 400 feet. The bulletin shows the construction of Kollmorgen Super-Snaplite projection lenses in cutaway illustrations, while diagrams and data are supplied on fittings needed to adapt the lenses to various projectors. Letter Prices Lowered A general price reduction on translucent plastic sign letters has been announced by Wagner Sign Service, Inc., Chicago. The reduction applies to all sizes. E. Wagner, head of the company, states that these prices have been lowered because the company's original cost for plastic letter moulds has been virtually amortized, increased sales have resulted from expanded factory facilities, and selling policy has reduced sales cost. Further, he added, the company wishes to co-operate in the movement to reduce prices generally. New Line of Equipment for Control of Crowds A NEW LINE of Crowd control equipment, door hardware and sand urns has been placed on the market by the Hupp Metal Works Company, New York. The firm was recently organized to manufacture such products and to distribute them directly to the consumer. Permanent, semi-permanent and portable crowd control posts are available in brass with chrome plating if desired, and ropes can be had with either cotton centers or chain cores, both being covered in velour. Push bars and other door handles are of either brass or bronze, with some styles also in aluminum or with lucite bars. Two types of sand urns are available, one with removable container, one without; both are of ornamental classic design in aluminum, copper or chrome. Buying Service Added THE EXPORT firm of K. Streuber, New York, has installed an engineering consulting and buying service specializing in electric, electronic and motion picture equipment. Under the direction of Mr. Streuber, former export manager of National Theatre Supply and later of the Theatre and Sound Division of RCA International, the service staff consists of Walter B. LaChicotte, previously design, project and domestic sales manager for RCA International; and Samuel C. Milbourne, who has held positions as engineer with such organizations as Supreme Instruments Corporation, Bendix Aviation, and Eastern Amplifier Corporation. 32 BETTER THEATRES, MAY 31, 1947