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into a basket, then wind them directly on to a you get that, using sunlight?" I ask. "Simple",
processing frame or drum, while the negative says Fred. "Just crank the Lumiere a little
was rewound on to a core or bobbin. slower, that will give more exposure to
each picture".
Having threaded the positive print stock
through the Lumiere Fred turns the handle After another short test Fred prints the whole
twice, exposing a "test piece" of film about a roll. It's processed using the same procedure as
foot long. He cuts the film off and proceeds to for the negative. When dry, the print is wound
develop the test in the "horse trough" now off the processing drum on to a small
containing positive developer. When fixed he metal ferrule using the miniature rewinder
quickly checks the print density -"a bit on the supplied with the Lumiere.
light side: needs more exposure". "How do
SCREENING THE RESULTS
The big moment has arrived. We hastily "re-
pair" to the Photographer's Room where Fred
has the Lumiere projection stand set up facing
a small screen across the room. The stand is a
four legged 'A' frame construction with an
elegant black metal and brass lamphouse on
the left end. Fred attaches the Lumiere to
a tilt-adjustable base plate on the opposite end
of the stand. In place of the top film magazine
Fred now attaches a pair of thin vertical arms
with a fixed horizontal spindle attached to one
arm about halfway up from the base. The other A rear view of the works, the door just hangs open
during the screening. The film feed capacity was
100 feet (30 metres) so the operator had to stop,
rewind the film from the "bin", and re-thread the
next reel every two minutes.

arm has a spring-loaded hinge at the base
allowing it to be laid down horizontally while
the roll of print film containing two scenes
(that's a maximum of 100 ft of film or two
minutes of screening time) is loaded on to the
fixed spindle. The metal ferrule allows the roll
to spin freely. The film is now threaded
through the Cinematographe. It comes out
through a slot in the lower part of the gate and
falls vertically into a large film bin located in
the lower section on the 'A' frame, again no
take-up required.
Left: The Lumiere as a Projector with 75mm projec-
tion lens. The tilting platform enables the picture to
be raised or lowered on the screen. The stand is a
lightweight replica of the original Lumiere stand.
The film falls into the "bin" on the lower shelf, no
take up is required.

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