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WITH WHICH 1S INCORPORATED THE ‘LANTERN WORLD.”
Vol. 9.—No. 114.
NOVEMBER, 1898.
Price 2d., Post-free 3d.
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CONTENTS.
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Optical and Mechanical Effects for the Lantern.—No. Ii. Physics for Lanternists.—No. I.
The Lanternist’s Practical Cyclopedia. No. XXIV. A Photographer's Tour in a Gipsy Van .. : Enlarging on Bromide Paper
Failures and Mistakes
Hand Grenades for Lanternists
Manufactured Limes for the Lantern
Patent Intelligence ..
Correspondence sia
Notes and Queries
NOTICES.
Tue Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger is issued on the 1st of every month, price Two Pence, and may be obtained from all Newsvendors, Railway News Stalls, Photographic Dealers, or from the Publishers, at the following rates, post free :—
12 months, 3/-. United States, 75 cents.
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SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS must reach the office not later than the first post on the 24th of each month. All cheques and postal orders to be made payable to the Magic Lantern Journal Company, Limited.
EDITORIAL communications must be addressed, J. HAY TAYLOR, Advertisements and business communications to ‘THE MAGIC LANTERN JOURNAL COMPANY, Limited, 9, Carthusian Street, London, E.C.
American Agents:—The International News Co., 83 and 85, Duane Street, New York City.
Annual. — This Annual for 1898-9 was published on the 24th ult.
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Naval Pictures in St. James’s Hall.— On the 7th, 9th and 11th inst. a grand naval entertainment will take place at St. James’s Hall, Piccadilly, by the well-known firm of West and Son, of Southsea, after which members of their staff will tour the country. The pictures, lantern slides, and cinematographic views to be shown will be very varied, and will include various drilling and other scenes during the recent cruise of H.M.S.. “Crescent,” yacht
racing, etc. ~ % *
Quality of Negatives for making Lantern Slides.—It is often asked, and the subject has frequently been argued, as to what are the requisites of a negative from which one can expect to make a good lantern slide. The answer can be summed up in a few words, setting to one side all question of adaptability of subject. Any negative which will yield a good print on silver paper will, in competent hands, answer admirably from which to make a good lantern slide.