The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (August 1890)

THE OPTICAL MAGIC LANTERN JOURNAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER. EDITED BY J. HAY TAYLOR Vol. 2.—No. 15. [satu] AUGUST 1, 1890. Price One Penny. CONTENTS. PAGE. ; PAGE. Notes... 0 cc. ve use vee eee DY) | Editorial Table... 2.0 0.0 2. 22 Voning ‘Vransparencies ... ... 18 | Light for the Lecturer’s Desk 22 Wand Cameras for Obtainin ! Correspondence.— british PhoSlides for the Lantern—No. 4 19 tographic Union — Another Comparison of Illuminants ... 19 New Light—Screens — Head‘* Made Up" Statuary Slides 19 quarters of the Jantern Mat Trimmers for Lantern Society ted Cee! Es eee. Tansparencies ... «.. «1. 20 | Society Meetings 23 Large Lenses v. Small Lenses 20 | Selections ... ... ... eae | To Prevent Softening of Nega| Notes and Queries ... 24 tive Films in Hot Weather 21 Contents OF No. 14. Notes—Lantern Transparencies—Hand Cameras for Obtaining Slides for the Lantern (No. 3)—Lantern Slide Work—Experiments with | the Optical Lantern—Enlargements—Apparatus at the City Exhibition—Editorial ‘lable—Correspondence—Society Meetings— Notes and Queries. Notices. THE Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger is issued on the rst of every month, price One Penny, and may be obtained froin all Newsvendors, Railway News Stalls, Photographic Dealers, or from the Publishers, at the following rates, post free :— Continental. United States. I2months ... 1/6 2/ 60 cents. Singlecopies... /1h ... {2 is Advertisements (Scale of Charges), displayed :— Ls. da Front page, by arrangement. Ordinary page, facing matter(whole)-... 3 9 0 <3 y aes «-» Chalf) 115 0 33 (quarter)... I 0 0 “ 3 sas (eighth) ... 10 0 3 » perf inch in column ... 6 0 ” rr) ” % ” eee 3.0 ” Special quotations for a series. Exchange Column, General Wants, &c. (not Trade)— First 20 words, 6d.; and for every 3 additional words, 1d. Advertisements must reach the office not later than the 24th of each month. All cheques and postal orders to be made payable to Taylor Brothers. Editorial communications must be addressed, The Editor ; advertisements and business communications to Taylor Brothers, care of the Publishers, Dorset Works, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London, E.C. American Agents :—The International News Co., 83 and .85, Duane Street, New York City. rice 1s., post free rs. 14d. i : » 2 Notes. Binpinc Cases for this Journal are now ready, 2 Society reports, which should be short, must reach us as early as possible before the 24th of each month to insure insertion in the forthcoming issue. 2 2 e H.R.H. THE Princess oF WALES has recently taken to “Kodaking,”’ and is to have lantern slides made from her negatives. « a One of the chief attractions at a recent covversaztone held at South Kensington Museum was the electrophonoscope, an instrument which is said to be capable of reproducing not only the voices of the operators, but also their faces. Jt is not improbable that in the future, with certain lantern appliances, the electroscopic face may be projected on a large screen. This, in connection with a microphonic attachment, might enable a large audience both to see and hear a lecturer although he may be a considerable distance away at the time of the delivery of the discourse. * * cal AN advertising firm in London are contemplating supplying small and compact lanterns to shopkeepers, together with a coloured slide setting forth the qualities of the wares sold. The lantern can be affixed above the shop front and the image reflected upon the pavement. Some time ago we saw some very fine “trade” slides painted by Messrs. Wilkinson and Co., of Sunderland, who, we understand, are making them one of their specialities. Sal cd 2 A LANTERN suitable for this purpose should be sold for a moderate sum (and yet leave a reasonable margin of profit), which will intimate upon the pavement to passers-by such announcements as may be desired. ANOTHER new lantern light may shortly be expected. Mr. A. W. Scott, in a letter on another z =