The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (April 1897)

il, The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. GENERAL ADVERTISEMENTS. PROFESSIONAL Lanternist of 20 years’ experience is open to engagements, with or without his own apparatus, in town or country, on very moderate terms. Reference, Editor of this Journal._—Addreas, Optics, 18, York-street, Walworth, London, S.E. REAT CLEARANCE SALE of New and Second hand High-class Lanterns, which must be sold.— Walter Tyler's £54 Triple, for £38 10s.; quite new. Wrench's treble rack telescope triple. A fine triple, 44 in. condensers, used by Wilkie; complete with jet, dissolvers. A magnificent combination oxy-hydrogen microscope by Ladd; cost £100; price £32 10s. A beautifully japanned modern tin triple, two Malden dissolving taps, brass supply pipes, set £910s. A ditto bi-unial, all complete, £5 108. Bargains. Also Grand Effects. Lecturer’s candle reading lamp, 3s. 3d.; the ‘‘ Universal ”’ 4-wick lantern, 4 inch condensers, 188. Gd.; 12 3} best coloured slides, 23. 6d. a box, not rubbish ; slipping slides, 6d.; 30 sets of life-model subjects, beautifully coloured, 1s. 3d. each; 50 sets of coloured photos; tales 1s. each. 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 high-class optical lanterns, &c., and to get some bargains. AHOGANY bi-unial lantern, fitted for acetylene gas, 4 inch condensers, large front lenses, gas generator, lot of best slides, including chromatropes, cheap.—Apply, Stamp, 75, Monument-road, Birmingham. . “JIGHEST class bi-unial lantern, mahogany and rosewood body, double combination lenses, in jacket mount, 3 draw telescopic fronts, rolling curtain shutter. Ottway’s combination jets, six-way dissolving tap, packed in strong travelling case with drawer. To be sold at a low price.—Apply by letter to F. M., 12, Walbrook. ILMS for tracing lantern slides for pen and ink work, 44d. per doz., 1s. 3 doz.; coloured films same price.— Phot., 11, Bothwell-street, Glasgow. ANTED, name and address of tin and iron lantern body makers.—Write, Henry Gee, 54, Humberstone-road, Leicester. MPORTANT.—An inventor who has just patented an arrangement by which acetylene gas generators (either water pressure or gasometer pattern) can be re-charged at any time, when burning, without affecting light, or allowing accumulated gas to escape; is open to arrange with a manufacturer of each type, for the adoption of same, either on royalty or by purchase.—M., care of Editor, 9, Carthusian-street, London. LOSE of Season.—A good bi-unial for £4 10s., 2 new jets, Star dissolver and lenses, this season, splendid mahogany body, half brass fronts, etc. by Baker of Holborn; within the past 16 months has exhibited to more than 30,000 persons; a sacrifice at the price, or will exchange for a good whole plate camera with R.R. lens.— H. J. W. Bray, 17, Thorpe-road, Forest Gate, E. EAUTIFUL Effects, Star of Bethlehem, 2 slides 4g. 6d., worth 15s.; Rock of Ages, 3 slides 68. 9d. ; and various other sets equally cheap. — Address, 127, Vartry-road, Stamford Hill, N. LEARANCE Sale. — 10,000 High-class coloured lantern slides, lecture sets, etc., lanterns and accessories.—Particulars, Chatham Pexton, first floor, 22, Gray's Inn-road, London. LIDE Painter, several years’ experience, wants slides for colouring; good work guaranteed.—Address, O., care of Marles, Newsagent, Caledonian-road, London, N. ANTERN and cinematograph worker wants situation, would travel and help generally. — Address, P., 38, Brecknock-road, London, N. ND of the lantern season.—Clearing out the following slides at 4s. 6d. per dozen. 100 London views, 60 The Thames, 80 Animals and Birds at the Zoo, 50 St. Taul’s, 80 Westminster Abbey, 30 Hampton Court, 30 Ilfracombe, Lynton and Clovelly, and many others. All first rate slides and very cheap at this price.—John Stabb, 152, Kensington Park-road, Bayswater. WW soe: pupil for lantern slide making (wet collodion process). Painting, lantern operating and general photography (portraiture, retouching etc.). Premium 50 guineas. Also assistant who is well up in collodion work for slides.—Alfred H. Saunders, The Studio, Heath-street, Birmingham. ALESMAN and book-keeper wanted, experienced in lantern and slide-hiring, church communicant, 25s. weekly, highest references essential.—Apply, letter only, fullest particulars, M. E. C., Church Army Lantern Depot, 126, 128, 130, Edgware-road, London, W. TUDIO Camera Stands.—For sale, 3 studio stands with metal archimedian rack adjustments, cost £3 each, sell 30s. each, or exchange photo apparatus.— O. Handlen & Co., 48, Victoria-street, Bristol. We good slides, illustrating stories and natural history; also good effect slides. — Winkworth, 290, Burdett-road, London, E. ECTURER, giving up, has following fine sets of coloured slides to offer :—100 effects—The World's Great Capitals, £2 10s., or in pairs, 1s. 3d.; 50 coloured photos South Africa, 203.; 80 Holy Land, 30s. ; 24 Life of Christ, 9s.; 20 Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 8s.; 32 Almost Wrecked, 12s.; 24 Ten Nights in Bar-room, 128.; 50 Holland, 188.; 50 Wales, 188.; 50 Rhine, 18s.; 30 Edinburgh, 12s.; 5 Sambo's Senses, 2s.; 3 Shadows on Blind, 1s.; 2 Unexpected Bath, 1s.; 40 Her Benny, 15s. 6d.; 9 Pa’s Trousere, 3s.; 10 Buy your own Cherries, 33. 3d. ; 24 Statuary, 7s. 6d.; 8 Cloud and Water Effects, Qs, 6d.; all carriage paid.—Lecturer, 122, Grey Rock street, Everton, Liverpool. INEMATOGRAPH, most perfect; sell for £5, fits any lantern. Films for same, 30s. each. Can be geen working by appointment.—122, Grey Rock-street, Everton, Liverpool. ATURATOR (Optimus), complete with jet, nearly new, take 50s., or would exchange for good mixed jet, Beard's regulator and gauge (for hydrogen,) in good condition, or best coloured slides of New Zealand.— W. Sparrow, 16, Pevensey-road, Eastbourne, Sussex. LEARANCE Sale of good coloured second-hand CO slides; big bargains for dealers and lecturers ; lists free.—T. T. Wing, Chatteris, Cambs. \ AHOGANY body lantern, 3 safety jets, 36 photo slides “An Hour with the Ohurch of England”’; what offers,—Caxton, 8, Widden-street, Gloucester.