The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (February 1896)

The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarges. iil, ARCHER’S LANTERN NOVELTIES. NEW OPAQUE LANTERN SCREENS. FTER a series of experiments, Messrs. ARCHER have succeeded in making the MOST PERFECT LANTERN SCREEN known; one in which none of the Light is lost. Photographic Society, after they had seen and tried all other makes. We recently supplied one to the Manchester Their report is as follows :— “The Photographic Record, January, 1895: ‘The Lantern Committee, in their wisdom, provided for us a Screen which did justice to the pictures reflected from its surface. For some time past the Council have endeavoured to obtain a Screen which would satisfy the necessary conditions, viz. :—Perfect Opacity, a White, Even Surface, and Good Hanging. AxRcHER, of Liverpool, on whom it reflects credit."’ These qualities are embodied in the Screen purchased from Messrs. . Very few have any idea of the enormous loss of light there is with the ordinary Calico or Linen Screens. Prices of the NNE'WW Screen, complete with Roller, Baton, Cords, and Pulleys :—6ft., 18/6 ; 7ft., 22/-; 8ft., 25/—; 9ft., 29/6; 1Oft., 36/6 ; 12ft., 46/-; 14ft., 54/6; 15ft., 62/6: 16ft., 73/—; 18ft., 89/-; 20ft., 110/-. Our ORDINARY OPAQUE SCREENS, Gd. per foot less, i.e., 12ft., 40/-. ARCHER & SONS, GENERAL WANTS, &c. First twenty words, 6d. ; every three extra words, 1d: Trade Advertisements in this column, 8s. per -inch, PRACTICAL Lanternist of 20 years’ experience is open to engagements, with or without his owa apparatus, in town or country, on very moderate terms. Reference, Editor of this Journal—Address, Optics, 13, York-street, Walworth, London, S.E. LANTERN SPECIALISTS and MANUFACTURERS, 43 to 49, Lord Street, LIVERPOOL. (Estd. 1848.) OR SALE, cheap, 50 New Slides, ‘‘J%ambles in Yorkshire,” all perfect photos, 30s., carriage paid. —Fields, Beverley. ANTERN SLIDES (best coloured), in sets, with lectures; 80 Holy Land, 35s.; 36 Venice, 15s.; 24 Life of Christ, 103.; 24 Mary Queen of Scots, 10s. ; 60 Round the World, 25s.; some others.—Prof., 7, Charles-street, Preston. OR SALE.—A gridiron saturator, nearly new and in perfect order. Gives a splendid light. Cheap. Woo 20 feet oxygen cylinder, gauge, regulator, good saturator, lantern, jet, &c. Will sell or exchange large bag and boards, photographic apparatus, &c. Particulars sent.—D. Tynedale, Reigate. 4 7 ANTED,—Triple Lantern, everything complete, must be good make. Exchange splendid organ (by ‘‘Estey’’) nearly new. Solid walnut, 11 stops, knee swell grand organ. Cost, £29.—Address, ‘‘ Organ,” 63, ‘Lowor Islington Road, Southville, Bristol. REAT CLEARANCE SALE of New and Second A. M. H., Thames Place, Putney, S.W. PTIMUS Ether Saturator, cost £3 i0s., new last season. Price 45s. Only used twice. Wright, 16, Market Square, Aylesbury. ee Dissolving Lantern and 145 Photographic and Coloured Views; cost £35; take £18.—333, Wednesbury-road, Pleck, Walsall. ; | yi LECTRIC Light, Lamp by De-Baise, 40 cell battery, in boxes of ten; cable, etc., complete; equal to any arc light, and suitable for lantern purposes ; £5.— Koenig, 373, Edgware-road, Paddington. hand High-class Lanterns, which must be sold. Walter Tyler’s £54 Triple, for £38 103.; quite new. Wrench’s treble rack telescope triple. A fine triple, 44 in. condensers, used by Wilkie; complete with jet, dissolvers, &c., for only £13 10s. Twosets of lenses. A beautifully japanned modern tin triple, two Malden dissolving taps, brass supply pipes, set £9 10s. A ditto biunial, all complete, £5 10s. Bargains. Also Grand Effects. Lecturers candle reading lamp, 3s. 3d. ; the ‘ Universal’’ 4-wick lantern, 4 in. condensers, £1 2s. 6d.; 12 3 coloured slides, Is. 9d. a box; slipping slides, 6d.; 30 sets of life-model subjects, beautifully coloured, 13. 8d. each; 50 sets of coloured photos ; tales, 1s. cach. Splendid value; lists free.— W.C. Hughes, Brewster House, Mortimer-road, Kingsland, London, N. It is worth your while to pay a visit to Brewster House, and to see the grand display of highclass optical lanterns, &c. ANTERN SLLIDES.—80 animals at the Zoo, 100 London views, 50 Thames, 30 North Devon, 40 Tower of London, all at 63. doz. Tower Bridge 4, 33.; Earl's Court wheel 2, 1s. 6d.; 80 Westminster Abbey, 8s. dozen, 40s. set.—John Stabb, 154, Queen's Road, Bayswater. OUR IN ITALY,” 100 fine photographic slides of Florence, Milan, Rome, Venice, Naples, and Pompeii. 30s. or would divide.—13, Hordern Road, Wolverhampton. so HOTOGRAPHIC Review of Reviews, and Picture Magazine,”” from commencement up to date, all clean copies. What offers ?—Blaker, Studio, Worthing. N amateur public exhibitor wishes to dispose of his Lecture Sets and Effects, or te exchange them for others of equality.—T. P. Dorman, Reincliffe House, Northampton, OR Sale, 50 slides of Scotland, 45 coloured and 5 plain, by Wilson and Valentine; also 18, Child Life, by York; the lot £2, or exchange for good lecture set.—S. Farrall, High-street, Congleton. AS-HOLDER, holds 15 feet of oxygen, can draw off while making, with wheels, chain, and weights ; two large cast iron retorts, with jacket, purifier and fittings ; £4.—Keenig, 373, Edgware-road, Paddington. ANTED, about one dozen good slides of Paris; plain or coloured; must be cheap. Approval.— Clegg, Guildford-street, Brierfield, Lancashire, ‘JI-UNIAL Lantern by Wrench, almost new, 3 draw brass telescopic tubes, complete with dissolver, jets, carriers, case to lock up; cost £26; property of a late lecturer ; to be sold, a bargain. What offers? Full particulars sent.—Blakers, Studio, Worthing. j\INE mahogany lantern, panelled doors, Meniscus condenser, large double combination front lens, 24 inches in diameter ; brass tinting doors, interchangeable jet, cut-off tap and supply tubes, in an iron-bound travelling case. A modern lantern, nearly new, price £6; cost more than double at the beginning of season.— Howard, 83, Fifth Avenue, Queen's Park, London, W. ENUINE Clearance Sale. Great bargains in lanterns, screens, slides, effect sets, life models, etc. ; 2-wick magic lantern (complete), and 24 plain and coloured slides, price £1. One 3-wick magic lantern, complete in box, price 35s.; roller screen, 6 ft. 6 in., complete, with portable stand, price l5s. ; also quantity of plain and coloured slides from 5s, per dozen. Send for list to Alfred Underhill, Dissolving View Artist, 32, Clarendon-road, Croydon, Surrey. (Cuntinued on next page).