The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (August 1894)

TRE OPTICAL , MAGIC LANTERN JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER. EDITED BY J. HAY TAYLOR. Vol. 5.—-No. 63. [s,Z2%t4%!,,] AUGUST 1, 1894. Price One Penny. . PAGE NOteG eis eis te, ois, ia we ee aa tet a di we ee: ae de Slide Ilastrating Sound Wares Seo eet ee ER ted tae cee sa, ABD Supply of Oxygento Flamee .. 1... w. we we we ee ee 134 Stand for Opaque Screen .. .. «. 0k we ee ee ee ee ee 185 Singular Experience in Slide Making ior’ sale? aes sater “Es, cae ABB The Decline of Lantern Lectures Big: sae ies eSSr, orm: ered Oe Summer Work... 1.0 6. 00. ee ene ne ee we te we we 140 Matente: sce Ss ne. ces; coe: Gd ae WR Se ee Re se edd Editorial Table Be. ton) “hip. ae cae ies ek WA her eee? Gates ae ll Correspondence... we we eke ee ee ee te we we 141 Notes and Queries os «. 142 Notices. Tue Optical Magie Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger is issued on the Ist 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 :— United States. 12 months oe ee = Qfog...) 60 cents. Singlecopies .. ... -/2 .. .. 6 Advertisements (Scale of Charges), displayed :— £ os.d. Front and back pages, by arrangement. Ordinary page (whole).. —.. 3 00 53 » (balf) .. ar + 115 0 7 » (quarter) oe «100 re » (eighth) or ae 10 0 rr » per linchincolumn.. 6 0 7 eae ee 7 oe 3 0 Excnanoe Column, General Wants, &c. (not Trade) — First 20 words, 6d.; and for every 3 additional swords, 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, J. Hay Taxtor. Advertisements and business communi‘cations to Taylor Brothers, S56, Chancery Lane, ‘London, W.C. American Agents:—The International News Co., 83 and 85, Duane Street, New York City. NOTICE. Each. Postage. Binding Cases for 12 numbers .. .. .. I/.. lid. Reading Cases with 12 cords at back 1/8 .. lid. Bound vols. for 1893 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3/6 .. 4id. Notes. —0:—— Ir may not be generally known that all stone bottles of ginger beer which-are ordered by the Prince of Wales are “sighted” by the manufacturers (in order to ascertain that no foreign particles are present), by means of a reflecting limelight apparatus, which enables them to be seen into with as much ease as if they had been made of transparent glass, instead of stone. : * a * It has been stated, that within a few years the best seats in the principal London Theatres will each be provided with an opera glass, secured to an adjustable stand or arm, which will hold them in position in front of the user’s eyes. * x as CERTAIN improvements in illuminating by incandescence are said to be on the verge of being introduced, and it is claimed that a particular incandescer which can be applied to paratiin lamps, will increase the illuminating power 40 per cent. and at the same time decrease the consumption of oil 33 per cent. Should this prove correct, lanternists will await with interest the introduction of this incandescer. 3% ok * Mr. W. Basgatr, 21, Holland Villas Road, W., has succeeded Comr. Gladstone as Secretary of the Lantern Society. Duties in connection with the Royal Navy will shortly call Comr. Gladstone to foreign lands. * * * Ir is always pleasant to hear of the good relations existing between employer and emploved. In the lantern-slide line we think the