Af: the Concert Chamber Inst, evening,' an improved kincniatoirra|ih, (lie inventic.ii of Mr. W. AiwU-mm. of this city, was exhibited, and several films wvre run throimh nt intcrval-i to deninnstrate lin copabililiw. The oliief altribliu) of 'lie new mnchiiKi is said to Iw its (icwcr to throw a. lipht on the screen ;with •on amperape of from 35 to 40 a~i brilliont as that, usually thrown by <i 5 to 70 iimpewj iii cnorsv. 'If the inventor has , suwowltfd in (loins this ho has a really vuliwWo invention, as till picture m«n will (igive. The new maohino also embodies l»alont e\il-out«. which net auloimilicnlly a« soon ■its (ho film brooks, ratchos tire, or wlwn a pietnri- is completed. It also lias an tidnstor, which automatically fits im« nicliiro wartly in the lim> of projection, i'iclnre patrons may linve iwtiMd that iVenuently a picture is oxliibitwl in halves nnd some s-linht iwljtislinciit lias to bo made by hand in order to project the square ot tlio picture on to the screen. Mr. Anderson's machine may also bo reeled automatically (instead of by hand <is is usually (.he case), and ho demonstrated this by working it. with A switoh from tho stage. The machine, itself is a very fine, pieco of delicate workmanship indeed, and as most of Hip parts aro niefccl-plafod it make* quite ft pretty show, apart from the improvemonte embodied.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1311, 14 December 1911, Page 4
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