The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (August 1896)

The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. 122 Notes. On Friday, June 12th, Mr. Jex. Bardwell, of Detroit, U.S.A., celebrated his fiftieth wedding day. In the United States, all photographic and lantern folks know Mr. Bardwell ; he stands at the top of the tree in many subjects, and ag a lantern operator he is envied by all who have tried their hands at operating. In our ANNUAL will appear an interesting article from Mr. Bardwell, on American lantern work. * * * On another page will be found an interesting communication on ‘‘ Kinetoscope and Lantern,” by Mr. A. Lomax. Mr. Lomax has had a great deal to do with kinetoscopes for some years past, and is an authority on this subject. Some time ago he was appointed sole agent for Great Britain for the Kansas Phonograph Company, and his premises at 28, Caunce Street, Blackpool, are well known in connection with same. * * * THE partnership heretofore subsisting between Frederick York and William York, carrying on business as optical slide manufacturers and photographic publishers, at 87, Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, mm the county of London, under the style or firm of York & Son, has been dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Frederick York. * Sd THe Australian Photographic Journal has removed from its address, 332, Kent Street, Sydney, to larger premises at 66, King Street, Sydney. * aR * Somer recent experiments conducted in Germany demonstrated that a light of 1 candle-power could be seen on a clear dark night at adistance of one mile; a 3 candle-light, three miles. Be * * In the United States, insurance companies will not entertain buildings in which acetylene gas is used. It is claimed that time will overcome the opposition of the insurance companies. * +4 Workina at full time, 1,675 pounds of calcium carbide are produced every twenty-four hours at the Froges manufactory, in France. The motive power (1,000 horse-power) is obtained from a waterfall. The works are provided with two dynamos each of 6,000 ampéres at 60 volts. ; inspect their shop windows. Av a garden party, held on Saturday the llth July, in the grounds of the ‘ Union Tavern,” Vassal Road, Camberwell, S.E., the lawn was brilliantly illuminated by acetylene gas, the generators and fittings being supplied and fixed by Messrs. Thorn & Hoddle, inventors and manufacturers of the “ Incanto’’ Acetylene Gas Generator, of 169, Camberwell New Road, S.E. This, we believe, is the first occasion on which this splendid light has been applied in such a practical manner. The light was exceedingly brilliant, and illuminated the spacious lawn (on which dancing was being enjoyed by about 500 persons) in an excellent manner. * * * Tue most brilliant light in the world is said to be at the lighthouse at Cape de Héve, near Havre. It is of 23,000,000 candle-power. ——:0:—— A Shop Window Attraction. “QO keen is the competition in business Sas nowadays, that it is by many found : necessary to avail themselves of all the window attractions possible in order to keep their places of busi“Ge ness going. In the lantern and 3 photographic trade, this, in many in“* stances applies; but on the other hand there are firms whose goods are looked upon as standard goods, and who, by reason of their being long established, possess a business which yet keeps growing, simply because all goods sent out are of the highest possible quality, and these act as it were as a perpetual advertisement ; and by reason of the excellence of the goods in question a good price is constantly obtained, notwithstanding the occasional cutting of prices by other firms in the same line. To such firms as these, window decorations, though perhaps necessary to an extent, are not of the same importance as they are to firms that have only been for a short time established, and who have to resort to all kinds of attractions in order to get people to However, no one likes to refuse business, and those that have a good connection still want to increase it, whilst others who have little business coming in, stand sadly in need of it. When looking at the windows of those who deal in lantern slides one cannot help noticing that in very many instances the slides are not displayed to that advantage which they might be. We have seen slides lying flat on white