The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (January 1899)

vi. The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. GENERAL ADVERTISHMENTS.— Continued ANTERN for sale, quite new; mahogany, metal lined, 4-inch condensers, spring stage, brass draw tubes, by Optimus, 3-wick lamp; 30s.—Fildes, Greevodd, Ulverstone. ARGAINS, less than half price; 200 muscellaneous slides, chiefly photographic, £3 15s.; fine jointed stand, makes any size up to 14 feet, complete in box, 25s. —Fred Terry, 40, Landcroft-road, London, S.E. INEMATOGRAPHS.—An old lanternist, having himsslf made many experiments, has resolved to send confidentially by letter to everybody, disinterested information on the cinematographs to-day on the market; by reading his advice you can save many pounds and avoid the purchase of a bad apparatus.— Write to Mr. Wm. Cornall, 4, Denmark-street, Charing Cross-road, Iuondon, W.C. Letters only. AWSON'S saturator, cost 50s., price 258.; Scott’s saturator with wide bore jet, 21s., jet cost the money; both in good condition.—Alpha, 141, St. James’sstreet, Burnley, INEMATOGRAPHS.—The Rateaugraph is the best cinematograph yet invented; patents 5,026 and : 18,014 of 1897, and patent applied for (21,191 of 1898). No noise; no flickering; perfect steadiness and clearness of the picture; beautiful scientific apparatus, strongly made, for professional men working in theatres ; my own retail price, only £3 15s. Do not purchase any other apparatus at £30 or £40, nor even at £10, it is unnecessary, you would lose nine-tenths of your money ; order the rateaugraph from any optician ; if he has not got it in stock, write directly to the inventor.—A. Rateau Esq., 25, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, London, W. It is also the best address for the purchase of the best films at the lowest price. Note:—Mr. Rateau has refused £5,000 offered for his patents. AGIC lantern for sale, complete; hand-painte1 slides with dialogues suitable for school entertain ments, etc.; no reasonable offer refused.—Address, 104, Eaoglefield-road, Islington, N. 7\OR sale, bioscope, almost new, £12; includes lantern, spool bank film winder and high pressure jet.— 3, Topping-street, Blackpool. ° ANTED, second-hand films, Kdison gauge, good condition; also 12 ft. screen frame.—Address, 14, Portland-road, Blackpool. BOON to Janternists.—To produce the best results on the screen use only Wilkie’s Solar flint limes ; these are made with the greatest care from the hardest lime in the world, and produce an intensely concentrated pure white light of immense penetrative power; in airtight tins, containing one dozen, 2s, 9d., post free ; special large size, 14 by 13 inch, for high-pressure work, preat increase in light with less heat in lantero, a grand lime, perfectly smooth; per large tin containing one dozen, 4s. 6d. post free; after using these superb limes lanternists will never be content with any other; unequalled for cinematographic work.—Edmund H. Wilkie. 114, Maygrove-road, West Hampstead, London. VY RAND new efiecct sets, in exquisite navd work; unique and unequalled ; new and original subjects and novelties; The Lost Chord, and 3 effects; The Holy City (song), with 5 effects; The Christian Martyr, with 1 effect, very fine; Sunset on the Lake of Geneva, with new movement; The miracle play; Firing the parachute shell, with newly invented mechanical effects ; The dying Spanish soldier's vision; and numbers of novel, beautiful and startling effects in the finest work and at most moderate prices; send for lists. Edmund H. Wilkie, as below. Wen painted curtains, good nights, and mottoes, at 2s. 6d. each ; tinted lace drop curtain, 2s. 6d. ; The enchanted forest, a beautiful effect, 2 slides, 73. 6d. : The Light of the World, artistically worked up, 4s. ; St. Peter's, Rome (day, night, Easter illuminations, and interior), 4 slides, 103.; Prince of Wales Palace, Cairo (day, night, moonrise, gradual illumination of the windows), mechanical, 3 slides, 10s. 6d. ; Bridge of Sighs, Venice (day, night, mechanical effects, moon ripple, etc.), very fine, 3 slides, 9s.; Ship at sea, full sail (day, night, moonlight on sails),a unique effect, moon, and ripple, 3 slides, 93.; Hotel de Ville, Paris (day, night, lighting up windows, and in winter), very effective, 4 slides, 10s. Gd.; Charles Dickens in his study, dissolving to the empty chair, 2 slides, 6s.; Rye House (a photographic gem) by day, night, panorama of swans and waterfowl, illumination of house, moonrise, etc., 4 slides, 18s. Gd.; send for lists. Edmund H. Wilkie, as below. HE Taj Mahal, India (day, night, and illuminated by-coloured lamps), 3 slides, 7s. 6d.; The Great Forth Bridge, 3 slides, 9s.; Falls of Niagara, 3 slides, 7s. 6d.; Glacier of the Rhone, 3 slides, 7s. 6d.; Brunnen in Switzerland, a beautiful effect, 4 slides, 12s. Gd. ; House on Fire, 7 slides, rack effect, 21s.; The Fairy Glen, North Wales, 2 slides, 7a.; The Trout Inn, Godstowe-on-Thames, 3 slides, 10s. 6d.; The Keeper's Lodge, 5 slides, 13s.; St. James's Palace, a striking effect, 3 slides, 103.; Recollections of Trafalgar, a choice effect, 4 slides, 18s.; Fountain's Abbey, 3 slides, 9s. ; Flower studies in pairs, plain and coloured, for dissolving, very beautiful, 3s. 6d. pair; and many others; send for lists.—Edmund H. Wilkie, as below. | Pie Katrine by day, boat on lake, swans float across, night, moonrise, ripple, light on shore, 4 slides, 5 movements, 15s.; new view, entrance to St. Gothard Tunnel, from nature (day, night, signal changes, train passes, tuonel in centre of view), 3 slides, 15s.; Cadiz Cathedral, day and night, 2 slides, 6s.; send for lists.— Edmund H. ‘Wilkie, as below. INGLE lantern effect3, the whole of the movements and changes on one slide; The Tower Bridge; Blondin crossing Niagara; The sailor's return; Scene on the Rigi Railway; Stoke Pogis Church; Tressel Bridge over the St. Lawrence, very pretty view; Bridge over the Red River, near Winnipeg, etc.; all with mechanical and dioramic changes, producing effects hitherto impossible in single lanterns; send for lists.— Edmund H. Wilkie, as below. INEMATOGRAPH by Paul, condition as new, comC plete with lantern jet, optical system and tripod stand; same as exhibited at Alhambra and other leading -places of amusement; what offers.—Apply, H.S., cjo Optimus, 99, Hatton Garden, London, E.C. ANTERN slides, 6s. the dozen; the same quality as those usually sold at 1s, each ; hundreds of subjects ; London and country views, St. Paul's, Westminster, Canterbury Cathedral, etc. ; lists free ; catalogue three stamps. —John Stabb, 152, Kensington Park-road, Bayswater. MORLEY. & COOPER, 70, UPPER STREET, LONDON, N. LANTERNS, SLIDES ano aLLACCESSORIES. LECTURER’S LANTERNS From 17/8 A large stock of New and Second-hand Cameras, Lenses, and Photographic Sundries on Sale or Exchange. ESTABLISHED 1843.