The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (October 1901)

62 The Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger. disproportionate or untimely mixing of the oxygen and hydrogen. The school itself was badly shattered, and windows were broken in the neighbouring farmhouses. Inside the school there were sad scenes, as both the showman and his assistant were mortally injured, one having his skull fractured and the other his legs broken, in addition to severe internal injuries. With the exception of a fright, none of the audience received any injury.” ee The Thornton-Pickard Prize Album.—An album of the prize pictures in connection with the Thornton-Pickard competition has been issued by this firm. It contains twenty half ~ me woe : 9 : J ! tone reproductions (12 by 9 inches), and will be | gars 7o.MORROW (TUESDAY) AT 12 O'CLOCK. sent to all interested for the nominal amount of sixpence. ~ ~ = New Company.—The firm of Taylor, Taylor « Hobson, of Leicester, has now become Taylor, Taylor & Hobson, Limited. The capital is £20,000 in £1 shares. There is no initial public issue. te Kodak Exhibition.—We would remind our readers that the exhibition of special photographs at the new Kodak Gallery, 40, West Strand, closes at the end of this month. The exhibition is free, and is well worth a visit. The exhibits include a large number of war co & tion to a number of technical exhibits. ote oe Barnet Book of Photography.—The fifth edition of this interesting book has lately been issued by Elhott & Son, Limited, of Barnet. It is a valuable volume, and sells at ls. It contains a collection of practical articles by * leading photographic writers, and cmbraces the | following subjects—Alpine photography—Negative making — Lenses — Portraiture—Pictorial photography — Architectural photography — Hand cameras—Lantern slides—HEnlarging— P.O.P.—Platinotype work—Bromide paper— | Carbon process and printing—together with a selection of useful formule. > ae bend Camera Obscuras.— Business in the camera obscura line at the seaside is reported to be brisker than it has been for many years. Perhaps the public are only just beginning to appreciate this (shall we say) scientific entertainment. On a bright day it is certainly very interesting to survey the surrounding country, especially when there are many people about. ; —-Mrs. One gets all the effect of a good cinematographic exhibition without the slightest trace of the flicker which is more or less conimon with all cinematographic film exhibitions. bead Bead om Nottingham Lime Cylinder Company.— In a recent issue we mentioned that this company had been resurrected and had opened a branch in London. We annex the following copy of an advertisement which appeared in a Nottingham paper of September 9th. It speaks for itself. UNDER DISTRAINT FOR RENT. RE THE NOTTINGHAM LIME CYLINDER ©CO., EGERTON STREET (back of Great Alfred-st. North). AY ESSRS. HAYLOCK and CO. will SELL by re AUCTION, upon the above premises, the PLANT of MACHINERY, FITTINGS, and FIXTURES, consisting of lathes, grindstone, benches, cylinders, halfglazed office fixture, &c., Kc. Auctioneers’ Office, St. Peter’s-gate, Nottingham. oe Dead me Photographic Exhibition Syndicate.— We are informed by the above syndicate that a Photographic Exhibition will be held at the Royal Aquarium, London, on the 16th inst. Full particulars may be obtained from the headquarters of the syndicate, Dashwood | House, Old Broad Street, E.C. pictures and panoramic photographs, in addi| = me cad Rontgen Rays at Scarborough Hospital. Steble has presented a complete Roéntgen ray apparatus to the Scarborough Hospital. This will doubtless be of great assistance to the medical staff. a cs & “British Optical Journal.”—The firm of Marshall & Brookes is a most enterprising one, and their latest venture—if we may so eall it—is a monthly journal in the interests of the optician, termed the British Optical Journal, which is edited by Mr. A. C. Brookes, who is well known as the editor of the P/otographic Dealer and the leading member of the firm of printers and publishers. The printing of this journal is on art paper and leaves nothing to be desired; the articles are instructive and of high class, and the price is 6d. per month. We were recently favoured with an invitation to go through the printing works at Harp Alley, Farringdon Street. We saw various machines at work and asked Mr. Brookes where he kept his gas engine. He