Moving Picture Age (Jan-Dec 1920)

April, 1920 MOVING PICTURE AGE 41 Professional Pathe and Debrie Cameras Just Received from Abroad Professional Pathe Cameras fitted with automatic dissolving shutter. Metal fittings in film race, veeder counter and two-inch lens. Get our bargain prices before purchasing. U Universal Tripod, list $120. Our $1 Afl American Projecto scope $225 PROFESSIONAL PATHE 200 ft. model; list $430. Our price 200 ft. model, with automatic dissolving shutter; list $5 12 Our (t*/IAC UNIVERSAL CAMERAS $330 $510 ; dissolv $585 400 ft. model; list $645. Our price 400 ft. model, with automatic dissolving shutter; list $731. Our d»r-oi NEW MODEL PRECISION BALLprice BEARING TRIPOD, $165 MOTION PICTURE APPARATUS CO., Inc. 110 West 32nd Street New York City New Machine for Mending Film Arouses Interest Users of films who have occasion to edit them before showing to their audiences will be interested to learn of the new Acme Film Mender, made by Clifton R. Isaacs, Inc., of 110 West Fortieth street, New York City. Any part of the film not suitable for showing can be cut out and the torn parts can then be easily joined with the Acme Mender. Members of the ministry who are showing films will be interested. A run of film containing material not of interest or suitable to be shown to children can be edited and the objectionable scenes deleted. The Graphoscope Safety Film Container This new type film container resembling an adding machine stand, was designed by Major Wellstood White, manager of the Graposcope Development Company, for use with the Graphoscope junior machine. The reels of film are placed in the container with a spring hinged door and this container is located as close as possible to the projector so that it is very easy to transfer the reels of film from the projector to the container, or vice versa. This does away with the open container on the floor of the room or nearby bench or table, and makes it possible for the operator to change the reels without moving from his position. The handling of film in the open is therefore reduced to a minimum and of course the factor of safety naturally rises. A holder is also provided for the transformer or rheostat, which is so located and designed that a reel of film cannot rest on same, nor is there sufficient room on the top of this stand when the projector is in use, for a reel to rest. Fire and insurance officials have highly recommended same and regard it as having reduced the so-called danger of handling film to a minimum. Mounted on rollers, or polished steel balls, and even with the projector on same, it can be readily moved from place to place and presents a very pleasing appearance. A New Fine Art Lantern Slide Announcement is made by the International Slide Company, 229 West Twenty-eighth street. New York City, of the new fine art celluloid lantern slide which has recently been the subject of tests against the glass slide in the moving picture industry. The International concern has its laboratory in full operation and is now ready to offer its facilities to educational and other institutions. The claim is made by this company that by its processes the barriers against utilizing celluloid as a slide medium have been fully overcome and all the virtues retained. The slides are made on celluloid and can be either placed between two plain slide glasses for projection purposes or a special holder is supplied by the company which, it is said, eliminates any delay or inconvenience. Stress is laid on the light weight and clear and sharp projection possible with this new medium. These slides may be shipped by first-class mail, without fear of breakage, in an ordinary envelope. Thus a great saving in the cost of transportation alone is of importance. The celluloid slides are toned in any color and, according to users, run absolutely uniform both in the emulsion used and in the clarity of the material itself. The International laboratories are in full operation and measures are being taken to steadily increase the capacity of the plant. Practical Film Color Process The Special Pictures Corporation w'liich is financed in Los Angeles, Cal., has secured the rights for the Handschiegal color process which makes color photography practical in a commercial way. It is said to be the only artificial coloring process which gives the films all the color qualities of objects photographed. Mr. Handschiegal is a Belgian and the first film colored by his process was used in Cecil de Mille's "Joan, the Woman.''