Reel and Slide (Mar-Dec 1918)

REEL and SLIDE 23 Geo. W.Bond Slide Co. Our Reputation: "As good as the best and better than most" ILLUSTRATED HYMNS SONGS "^ POETRY We make and sell stereopticon slides of the highest quality for churches, schools, colleges, clubs and general use. We have slides on Bible Subjects, Travel, Agriculture, Science, Holidays, Patriotism, Missions, and can supply sets on any subject to order at reasonable prices for the very best grade of work. Send for These Bulletins Today: Old and New Testaments, No. 22 Travelogs and Missions, No. 23 "New" Nation Series, . No. 24 Prices and Rental Terms, No. 25 Educational Lectures, . No. 26 Christmas Sets, . . No. 27 AGENTS FOR ALL RECOGNIZED MAKES OF STEREOPTICONS Send for our catalog of new prices on Kodaks and Cameras GEO. W. BOND SLIDE CO., Inc. 14 W. Washington Street, Chicago, III. Questions on Educational Lantern Slides will be answered by mail If stamped envelope Is enclosed. HOW TO MAKE LANTERN SLIDES (Reprinted from a booklet, republished by courtesy of the Mcintosh Stereopticoti Co., Chicago.) Making a lantern slide from a good negative is a comparatively simple matter and easily accomplished by anyone who has had the average arnateur's experience in photography. This booklet is intended to convey the simplest possible instructions in the making of good slides. By the plan outlined in the following pages, the ordinary amateur developing and printing outfit will fully answer the purpose. Before starting, the beginner should have a definite idea of what a good slide really is so that he will recognize it when he produces it. The right way to judge a slide is to view it upon the screen; it should then have all the brilliancy and detail of a good print from the same negative. A few inspections by projection will make it far easier to judge the slide, as observed when held to the light. Where the picture shows perfectly white, on the screen, the slide should be clear glass, and where the shadows are deep the slide should be correspondingly dark. The negative from which any slide is made is not anywhere near as transparent as the slide, and one naturally falls into the error of producing slides of the same appearance as a negative. This will not answer the purpose, as the resulting projection will appear dull and foggy upon the screen.' * * * To prepare for making slides by contact, which method the beginner will utilize the most, gather together a printing frame with a clear glass bottom as a large or larger than the negative to be used. One rubber developing tray 4x5 inches or 5x7 inches in size. One glass or rubber tray of the same size for the fixing bath. One 8-ounce graduate or measuring glass. One glass stirring rod. One set of chemical scales. Two 16-ounce glass bottles. Onf package of absorbent cotton. One galvanized iron wash box. One box of grocer's matches. One dozen of some good brand of lantern slide plates. One package of lantern slide binding strips. One package of mats and a quantity of cover glass, size 354'^4 inches. Mix the developer according to the formula below, utilizing the two 16-ounce bottles, and label them, respectively, A and B. Formula: Hydeochinon Developer A Water 15 oz. Sulphite of Soda (dry) ' Yn oz. Hydrochinon ; 54 oz. B Water 15 oz. Carbonate of Soda (dry) 114 oz. Bromide of Potassium 1 dr. Use equal parts of A and B. By the aid of ruby light (which can be somewhat stronger than used for ordinary dry plates), open up your package of lantern slide plates and place one of them with the film side against the film side of your negative. Remember that the inside of a standard mat for lantern slides measI ures 25^x2% inches — the longer dimension being the horizontal way. From this you will see that you cannot utilize all of even a 3i4x4i/4 inch negative. Any negative is usually very much clearer and definite in the center than at the edge. For this reason practically all negatives up to 4x5 inches can be used for slides by the contact method. * * * After having placed the lantern slide plate in position against the negative, clamp in the back of the prnintg frame and place it in a vertical position, light a match and hold it about 10 inches from the center of the glass side of the frame. A little practice will indicate in what position it should be held, in order to have it burn most steadily. With a negative of average density, the exposure will probably not be more than 10 or 12 seconds to produce a good slide. At any rate, the first exposure will be more or less an experiment. After having extinguished the flame the plate should be placed in a tray, film side up, and about two ounces from each bottle, A and B, should be mixed and poured over it. (To Be Continued in July Number) PATRIOTIC FILM TRAILERS No. 10 B — American Flag Floating in Breeze (Any length desired), 15c per foot. No. 12 B — Patriotic Special — Large Beautiful American Flag, unfurled with natural sky as background, waving in breeze. In center there fades into view head of President Wilson — this remains until finish of trailer when both fade out. Length 30 feet. Price, $4.50. No. 14 B— The Three Greatest Presidents of the United States — This film opens_ with a picture of Washington in beautiful red tint, this color and picture fades into Lincoln in white and then into Wilson in blue. Very effective and carefully done. Length 30 feet. Price, $4.50. 17 B — Our Patriotic Leader. American Flag Floating in Breeze. Into this the Capitol fades and the flag disappears. President Wilson then fades into the Capitol and the flag appears as his face fades out. /^ 1 d>C A A Length 40 feet. UlllyJ|>D.UU Any of above beautifully Hand -Colored, 20c cents per foot extra. Special films made up in Cartoon, Trick or Life Action. Write for Prices. Novelty Slides, Inc. 115 E. 23rd Street NEW YORK YOU NEED ONE OF THESE SLIDE CASES ^ Strongly constructed slide -^ boxes for J^eeping i;our slides systematically filed — saves looking for slides and avoids frequent damage. Sole leather strap handle permits of carrying case around. Secure catch on front; cloth covered. Holds 50 slides separated by individual partitions. Weight, 2 lbs. packed. Add postage for parcel post shipment. NOVELTY SLIDES, Inc. 115 E. 23rd Street : NEW YORK Please say, "As advertised in REEL and SLIDE," when you write to advertisers.