Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
ENTERS FIELD
OF INVENTION

under the strong white light which I
is brought 60 bear upon il and the
reproduction is just as good, II not
better than the original
Electricity eitts a light that is not
only more powerful bnt II is regular
and can be used on cloudy days or
even nights. So artificial light is
used IN nearly every gallery these
days. But even under these con-
ditions it Is hard to get just the
right light and here again Mr..
Bowles' instrument scores, for It
furnishes the best light for this pur-
pose that can be found. During the
holiday rush Mr. Bowles printed
hundreds Of pictures at night, revo-
lutionizing the business that has de.
pended on sunlight.
Retouching is another problem
which causes all photographers
trouble. After a negative is made,
no matter how good it is it must be
delicately touched here and there
with the pencil and the bumps,
wrinkles or other facial bemishes
worked out so as not to show in the
finished picture Thisis a distinct
art in its elf and to do this important
work it is necessary to have light
reflected through the negative so as
to bring out every feature strongly.
Heretofore the photographers have
depended on daS light but with Mr..
Bowles' instrument it can be done
| by the aid of electricity at night
Just the same, or even bet
ter. Pace the negative in the slide
in front of the machine and the light
from within is reflected through the
negative in the lest manner possible.
bringing out every detail strongly.
The invention opens up unlimited
possibilities for projecting pictures.
writing or anything of that nature
upon canvas screen. Newspapers
could use it to great advantage at
election times in giving out bulletins,
entertainments could be given with
it and many other uses found for it.
With its brilliant light and the accu
rately ground Photographic lenses
the picture or writing is reproduced
upon a screen with remarkable dis
tinctness and at any size wanted. II
the picture or writing is in cJlors
the colors will be faithfully shown.
New uses for it are being found by
MIR. Bowles all the time
IL has bssn inspected and tested
by travelling men for photograph
? houses and all unite in the opinion
. that it is a good thing and one al
most without competition. Mr.. Bow.
les will sell it direct to photographers
and he has never failed to make a
sale in the few instances where he
has hown it.
The rapidity of the machine in
turning out work is remarkable. An
ordinary cabinet sized negative was
placed in it and picture nearly
life size was thrown upon a paper in
fifteen seconds, the picture develop
ed in a minute or two and in five
minutes it had been finished and
; framed and was ready to he deliver
ed.
: This sort of work has been hereto
fore largely in the hands of travelling
representatives Of enlarging houses
} whose attempts to enlarge often re.
, suited in caricatures. This method
3 not only enlarges but copies and re.
: produces exactly.
The strength Of the lights used
d can of course be used to suit the
purchaser, Mr.. Bowles at present
using bulbs Of 1872 candle power.
The enventor has had some entic-
ing offers for his machine. but has
refused them all. He will take the
road himself and make practical
demonstrations to probable custom
: ers and prove its merits before he
I will entertain any offers.
1t is predicted that The Eastman
Kodak Co.. will sooner or later see