The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (May 1901)

56 The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. Frat Neagatives.—If you have a flat negative, expose for a rather shorter time, and develop in the hydroquinone developer given above, but without the water. Let development go on till image has disappeared. After fixation and rinsing, reduce in Farmer’s reducer (ferricyanide and hypo), applied with cottonwool. Surprisingly good results may be obtained thus from over-exposed or fogged negatives. Harp Neaatives.—Develop the slide with a weaker developer (more water) than that given in the formula. If hard and chalky on the screen, reduce with a 24 per cent. solution of persulphate of ammonia, which reduces the intensity of the dark parts without (at first) altering the half-tones and high lights. Another method of softening down hard slides is to tone by Piper’s process. This tones the slide in addition to “ softening ” it. Prepare :— Potass bichromate .. 10 grains 20 gms. Hydrochloric acid 5 drops 10 c.c. Water .. ae 1 ounce 1,000 c.c. Bleach the fixed and well-washed slide in this, place in a weak solution. of potassium meta-bisulphite for a few minutes, until the yellow stain has gone, wash and dry. Expose to light for a day or two to fix the colour, which is a warm brown. In place of the hydrochloric acid, use 5 grains (12 gms.) of potass bromide (or iodide) and 5 drops (10 ¢.c.) of nitric acid, | the process being otherwise exactly the same. The first gives a cool, grey tone ; the second, a brown. Movuntine.—Always make your slides perfectly dry by warming them before binding up. This means greater permanency, and may avoid possible melting in the electric lantern. Do not try. to use the commercial circles, domes, and oblongs for masking. Cut up slips of black paper, and, moistening one side with the tongue or a pad, lay on the.slide; they will adhere to the gelatine surface, and any size and shape of rectangular opening may be produced. The secret of putting on binding strips so that they will not come off is to rub the edge thoroughly well down before the sides.—The Bazaar. Piracy ef Copyright Lantern Slides. PROFEs8OR HERMANN, alias Edmund Leatham Wright, of 122, Grey Rock Street, Liverpool, was recently summoned at the Liverpool Police Court in respect of four informations for infringement of copyright. The _ charge was that of unlawfully selling copies of copyright photographic slides without the consent of the owner. The complainant, Mr. James Bamforth, of Holmfirth, was represented by Mr. Fletcher (Messrs. Kidd, Meller, and Fletcher, solicitors, Holmfirth); and the defendant was represented by his brother, Thomas Wright, who was recognised in Court, and at the request of the Bench went into the box. Mr. fletcher said that his client had suffered severely through the continued piracy of his work. Mr. Bamforth was well-known throughout the country for his artistic work in connection with the production of lantern slides made by himself from living models; the slides being used for public entertainments. Eleven years ago, the present defendant had been summoned on @& similar charge, but the proceedings were withdrawn on a suitable apology being made, and an arrangement for the payment of the costs in the case. Only a portion of those costs had, however, been paid, as the defendant constantly changed his addresses and could not be traced. Mr. Bamforth had been unable to find who were the authors of the pirated works for a considerable time. The present charges were based on copies of scenes illustrative of one of G. R. Sims’s stories, which had been traced to the defendant, who carried on business in a number of towns under various names, including :— Hughes,” 72, Biddulph Street, Leicester; ‘‘ Guy,” 29, Low Chore, Chester-le-Street, Durham ; and also at the following addresses: 1a, White Rock Street, Liverpool ; and 45, Beechwood Road, Litherland. Mr. Bamforth then gave evidence that he was the owner of the copyright of the four slides in question, which illastrated G. R. Sims’s story, ‘One Winter Night.” He described the slides, and produced certificates of the registration, and also the defendant's apology in the previous proceedings. J. R. King, of Long Eaton, gave evidence as to purchasing the four slides from the defendant at one of his Liverpool addresses, 122, Grey Rock Street. He had been dealing with the defendant for several months, and had bought a few hundred slides from him not knowing they were pirated. In reply to the Bench, witness stated that he bought the slides in question acting under Mr. Bamforth’s instructions. Harry Knight, in the employ of Messrs. Archer & Sons, Liverpool, gave evidence as to defendant's brother (now in the box) attempting to hire Mr. Bamforth's slides at his employers’ shop, but Mr. Archer, auspecting the purpose for which the slides were wanted, declined to loan them. Defendant’s brother, in reply to questions, admitted that Professor Hermann’s proper name was Edmund Leatham Wright, and that he (witness) was present when his brother (the defendant) signed the apology eleven years ago at the office of Mr. Bamforth’s solicitor. He said they had not copied many of Mr. Bamforth’s slides lately, as they were now copying views. The Bench inflicted a fine of £8, and £1 6s. 6d. costa in each of the four cases, making a total of £37 6s. for the defendant to pay.