The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (December 1891)

THE OPTICAL MAGIC LANTERN JOURNAL —~ PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER. EDITED BY J. HAY TAYLOR. Vol. 2.—No. 31. Cstauneces: Man. DEC. 1, 1891. Price One Penny. CONTENTS. PAGE Notes... ce cee ee ree tee 177 New Form of Incandescent Light for the Lantern a 178 Explosion ata Lantern Fnter PAGE Mr. J. Traill Taylor's Form of Triple Condenser and Fittings... 0. wee vee 183 ‘Notes on ‘Queries... 1S4 tainment. ... a. ce vee 17S) The Eth-oxo Light... (4... 154 Ether Saturators and Other Stereoscopic Effects with the Matters... ... 0. «ee 179 Lantern... eee nee vee 18S j Colouring Lantern Slides— Hints and Helps—No. 4... 186 No. 6 we ee ves vee 179) Editorial Table... «186 Our Visits—No. 2... ... ... 180° Correspondence— Compressed Gas Cylinder Re Click in Beard’s ReguFittings... .. wee ne 1ST LALOR cin ee case fase cage DST How I Became a Lanternist Lantern Microscope .... ... 187 —No. 9... cee cee ee ee 182 Rolling Curtain Shutter ... tS7 Notes and Querics... + SS Notices. THE Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger is issued on the 1st of every month, price One Penny, and may be obtained from all Newsvendors, Railway News Stalls, Photographic Dealers, or from the Publishers, at the following rates, post free :— Continental. United States. 12 months 1/6 2/60 cents. Single copies... -/13 ... -/2 64, Advertisements (Scale of Charges), displayed :— & s. da. Front and back pages, by arrangement. Ordinary page, facing matter(whole) ... 3 0 0 x i ah wee Chal 115 o Pr (quarter)... I QO O ii a sie (eighth) ... 10 0 i? » per Linch in column ... 6 0 1 ” ” ” 29 ” see 3 90 Special quotations for a series, Exchange Column, General Wants, &c. (not Trade)— First 20 words, 6d.; and for every 3 additional words, Id. 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 8 Duane Street, New York City. Notes. Wiru the present issue we end our second volume, which includes, from June 1, 1890 (nineteen months). We havecontinued Vol. IJ. until this month, in order that in future each volume may begin with the New Year. * * Wa ter GRIFFITHS AND Co. (Liurrep) have ' made arrangements with the Fry Manufacturing Company, whereby the latter will act as London agents for their Guinea Hand Camera, a large stock of which will be found at their show-rooms in Chandos Street. * e * A BINOCULAR lanternscope, on the principle we advocated on page 72 of the present volume, is to be placed upon the market by Messrs. J. F. Shew and Co., of Newman Street, W. * * 2 Tue National Sunday League are holding a serics of instructing and amusing lectures throughout London on Sunday evenings. On the 15th ult., Mr. T. C. Hepworth gave a lecture, at Middelton Hall, N., on “ Marvels of Modern Photography,” with lantern illustrations. A very large audience was present, and great interest is taken in these Sunday evenings. Full particulars of this movement may be obtained from Mr. H. Mills (Secretary), 221, High Holborn, W.C. R * * THE recent gas-bag explosion at Ilkeston is, without doubt, the greatest calamity that has occurred in connection with the use of the lantern. cd ” 2 Wir our next volume we hope to commence a series of articles, containing advice and practical instructions intended for the inexperienced. ® ® * DurinG the next few days we intend trying the new single lantern dissolver, introduced by Messrs. Archer and Sons, of Liverpool, and will give a description of it in our next. 2 * 2 WE wish all our friends and readers “A Merry CHRISTMAS.” .