The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular (1877)

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Title:
The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular
Date:
1877
Publisher:
Philadelphia, J. A. Moore
Volume:
The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular
Leaf #:
00053
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
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Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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44 SCIOPTICON MANUAL. vigor. It is better to allow the axle of the dissolvcr to turn at once, flashing the change upon the disk. Much use can be made of this expedient, as it is so easily effected in the apparatus represented. A dupli- cate picture placed in R and L in reverse order, the dissolver being changed back and forth with a sudden movement, will show an " about face " as of a person bowing to the company, a lion uneasy in his cage, &c. Lightnings may thus be made to flash upon scenery, especially when the view is darkened somewhat by turning down its light a little, giving the appearance of a rising tempest. Discretion and good taste should be observed in ar- ranging the slides for an exhibition, so as not to mar beauty with caricature, or sacred scenes with what is ridiculous; yet it is well to avoid monotony, for "variety is the spice of life." Dissolving views, it must be confessed, are usually treated in a somewhat florid style by opticians, so it may be safe to make some abatement in anticipating the effects, especially of high-priced mechanical slides, lest when they chance to fall below the " Eoyal Polytechnic Institute in London," there should be a feeling of dis- appointment. In the Sciopticon enterprise, it has been kept steadily in mind, to produce beautiful and useful results by the simplest means; and the desire is felt, not to make as large sales as possible, but to have every purchaser realize his highest expectations. THE PHANTASMAGORIA. To produce this effect, the operator should be on one side of the wet screen, and the spectators on the other.