The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (November 1896)

‘The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. 195 | class, we can readily form the opinion that it ' Monday, October 19th.—Slides by Mr. R. B. Lodge, will be found of a high standard, and that the i i Fig II. claims that it is inexpensive, neat, strong, and satisfactory will be maintained. LE AVA x EC TING * The Lantern at the Royal Photographic Society’s Exhibition. Cy SW NIG of the attractions at the Royal Photographic Society’s Exhibition, held at 5a, Pall Mall, consists of lantern displays on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings. The programme has been drawn out as follows, and the last exhibition will take place on the 11th inst. :— Monday, September 28th.—Slides sent into the Exhibition for competition. Wednesday, September 30th.—Slides by Mr. J. W. Wade, ‘North Wales,’’ Mr. Harry Wade, ‘‘ A Wheel down the Herefordshire Wye." ‘‘ Birds Photographed from Life, and Nests.”’ Wednesday, October 21st.—Slides by Mr. J. H. Gear. _ Saturday, October 24th.— Slides by Mr. Henry Sand land, J.P., ‘‘ Animal Pictures.” , Monday, October 26th.—Slides by Mr. J. A. Hodges, ‘‘Through North Devon with a Camera."' _ Wednesday, October 28th.—Slides by Mr. T. M. Brown rigg, ‘‘ Here and There."’ | Saturday, October 31st —Slides by Mr. F. H. Evans, “ Lincoln Cathedral” and ‘‘ Woodland Pictures." Monday, November 2nd.—Slides by Mr. G. E, Thompson, “ Life in Tripoli." Wednesday, November 4th.—Slides by Members of the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom. Saturday, November 7th.—Slides by the Manchester Photographic Society. | Monday, November 9th.— Slides by Members of the Amateur Photographers’ Field Club. ’ Wednesday, November 11th.—-Slides by Captain W. de W. Abney, C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S. (President). Oo. te OSI OS ae tae fig : ‘ 3% Editorial Mable. + A eo pet repr orod ree Rt prt od COS ‘TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR IN ARTS AND CRAFTS.’’— This book which is published at 1s. by Mr. William McQuhae, of Cockermouth, is a practical ‘‘ cnquire Within '’ upon everyday pursuits and occurrences. It is vivided into fifteen sections, and includes such subjects as building, carpentry, gilding, French polishing, lacquering, frame making, mount cutting, varnishes, cements, hygiene, and alsoa chapter headed '‘ The Family Doctor.” In all it contains about one thousand recipes, which will be found of great convenience in everyday life, and the possession of such a book will be of great general assistance to those of a mechanical nature. “¢PHOTOGRAMS OF 1896.''—London, Dawbarn & Ward, ' Ltd., 2s —This work is now issued annually, it having ' made its commencement in 1895. best photographic work of the year, and gives over & ‘ hundred half-tone and |ime reproductions of the leading . pictures, Saturday, October 3rd.—Slides by Mr. John Gray, “A | Photographic Olla-podrida.”’ Mouday, October 5th.—Slidcs by Mr. Harold Baker, “ Warwickshire Tower and Town.” Wednesday, October 7th.—Slides by Mr. Edgar G. Lee, : ‘‘ North Country Scenery.” Saturday, October 10th. —Slides by Mr. W. D. Welford, eo Hand Camera as a Pictorial Recorder of Holi ays.” Monday, October 12th.—Slides by Mr. Erio Bruce. M.A., & Demonstration of the Aerial Graphoscope, showing Lantern Views in Space. Wednesday, October 14th.— Slides by Mr. E. Dockree, ‘Odds and Ends.” Saturday, October 17th.—Slides by Mr. John Carpenter, “Stull, Life,’ and Mr. George Hankins, ‘ Mieccllaneous.”’ . article : misleading. It comments on the It does not deal exclusively with home productions, but also with American, Continental, and Colonial work. It is a very interesting work, is most complete, well printed, and handsomely bound. & Go e 73S35S:S ETHER SATURATORS. To the Editor. Si1r,—I think two or three of the statements in your ‘‘about saturators’’ (page 156) are a little First, it is made to appear that Hardwick's tank with upright partitions was invented before the porous saturator. You say, ‘later on a barrel saturator was tried,” etc. The fact is, that my patent on the porous saturator anti-dated the invention of the Hardwick tank two or three years. J applied for my patent in March, 1882, alee first described his tank in or about April,