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- Register Index III
- Ausgabe No. 1270, January 5, 1883 1
- Ausgabe No. 1271, January 12, 1883 17
- Ausgabe No. 1272, January 19, 1883 33
- Ausgabe No. 1273, January 26, 1883 49
- Ausgabe No. 1274, February 2, 1883 65
- Ausgabe No. 1275, February 9, 1883 81
- Ausgabe No. 1276, February 16, 1883 97
- Ausgabe No. 1277, February 23, 1883 113
- Ausgabe No. 1278, March 2, 1883 129
- Ausgabe No. 1279, March 9, 1883 145
- Ausgabe No. 1280, March 16, 1883 161
- Ausgabe No. 1281, March 22, 1883 177
- Ausgabe No. 1282, March 30, 1883 193
- Ausgabe No. 1283, April 6, 1883 209
- Ausgabe No. 1284, April 13, 1883 225
- Ausgabe No. 1285, April 20, 1883 241
- Ausgabe No. 1286, April 27, 1883 257
- Ausgabe No. 1287, May 4, 1883 273
- Ausgabe No. 1288, May 11, 1883 289
- Ausgabe No. 1289, May 18, 1883 305
- Ausgabe No. 1290, May 25, 1883 321
- Ausgabe No. 1291, June 1, 1883 337
- Ausgabe No. 1292, June 8, 1883 353
- Ausgabe No. 1293, June 15, 1883 369
- Ausgabe No. 1294, June 22, 1883 385
- Ausgabe No. 1295, June 29, 1883 401
- Ausgabe No. 1296, July 6, 1883 417
- Ausgabe No. 1297, July 13, 1883 433
- Ausgabe No. 1298, July 20, 1883 449
- Ausgabe No. 1299, July 27, 1883 465
- Ausgabe No. 1300, August 3, 1883 481
- Ausgabe No. 1301, August 10, 1883 497
- Ausgabe No. 1302, August 17, 1883 513
- Ausgabe No. 1303, August 24, 1883 529
- Ausgabe No. 1304, August 31, 1883 545
- Ausgabe No. 1305, September 7, 1883 561
- Ausgabe No. 1306, September 14, 1883 577
- Ausgabe No. 1307, September 21, 1883 593
- Ausgabe No. 1308, September 28, 1883 609
- Ausgabe No. 1309, October 5, 1883 625
- Ausgabe No. 1310, October 12, 1883 641
- Ausgabe No. 1311, October 19, 1883 657
- Ausgabe No. 1312, October 26, 1883 673
- Ausgabe No. 1313, November 2, 1883 689
- Ausgabe No. 1314, November 9, 1883 705
- Ausgabe No. 1315, November 16, 1883 721
- Ausgabe No. 1316, November 23, 1883 737
- Ausgabe No. 1317, November 30, 1883 753
- Ausgabe No. 1318, December 7, 1883 769
- Ausgabe No. 1319, December 14, 1883 785
- Ausgabe No. 1320, December 21, 1883 801
- Ausgabe No. 1321, December 28, 1883 817
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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. September 14, 1883.] 585 which may be extended over thirteen years, the life of the Patent being fourteen, there can only be but] one opinion. As to the “ examiner,” it may be said that his success is somewhat doubtful, and no one probably will he more convinced of this than the examiner himself. The first part of his duty is apparently simple enough, since all he has to do is to see that the invention is fairly des cribed, that the title properly indicates its nature, and that the requisite papers and drawings comply with the prescribed form. But how can he tell whether an inven tion is “ fairly described,” unless he is thoroughly well acquainted with the science, art, or manufacture to which it relates ? In photography alone he must possess the knowledge of a specialist, and it must be the same with other industries. It is to be feared the post of the ex aminer will not prove a bed of roses. A correspondent, in answer to “ Only an Amateur,” recommends a back steering tricycle as being the best for carrying baggage. Tricycles as yet are not specially con structed for weight carrying, and some kind of home adap tation has to be devised if this is wanted. The “ backbone ” of (say) an " Excelsior ” can, by a little ingenuity, be readily fitted with an arrangement which would carry photographic apparatus. Low wheels are preferable to high ones. It is impossible to say the distance a tricycle so loaded would travel in a day, as so much depends upon the road, the weight and strength of the rider, and whether he is in “fit” condition; but allowing that everything i. favourable, twenty miles should be an easy day’s ride. How history is written. Last week died the most famous of our electric engineers, Cromwell Fleetwood Varley, the man who, among other valuable discoveries, first made long distance signalling possible, and showed us the way to “ localise” a fault in ocean cables, so that these, when defective at any spot, could be lifted and repaired. The Times, the Telegraph, the Athenxum, the Engineer, and other authorities, naturally gave an obituary notice, in which three facts were prominently set forth: that the late electrician was the son of John Varley, well-known as the father of water-colour painting ; that he was engineer-in- chief to the International Telegraph Company until the Post Office took over the telegraphs ; and, finally, that the deceased was a descendant of the great Protector, on his mother’s side. Like the description of the crab, as a red fish that walks backwards—which is a very good one, with the exception that the crab is no fish, it is not red, and does not walk backwards—so these three points in question appear accurate without having a vestige of truth. Thus the late Mr. Varley was not a son, but a nephew, of the renowned water-colour painter ; he ceased to be engineer of the International Company some time before Government took over the telegraphs, which just made the difference to him of a handsome pension which he would otherwise have received; and thirdly, although he was a descendant of Oliver Cromwell, it was through his father, and not his mother. None of these matters are of much importance, except as showing that our printed histories of scientific men are sometimes misleading. Some time ago it was suggested that the Corporation of London should provide a gallery for the reception of such works of art as might be presented for exhibition by those public spirited and generous citizens who felt so disposed. Of course it would be very easy to provide a gallery for pictures; the question is, would the pictures come ? Awaiting this happy period, the Corporation might meanwhile place in the Guildhall Library a complete collection of views of London in Autotype. Such pictures might perhaps not be of much interest to Londoners of the present day ; but they would be invaluable fifty or a hundred years hence. No doubt the taking and printing of a complete series of views would be expensive, but the price of a single banquet would more than pay the cost. The itinerant photographer is a mysterious personage. Generally, he is an individual who has failed in everything, and has taken up photography as a last resource, and, in nine cases out of ten, his ill-luck, or want of industry, pursues him. This appears to have been the case with Mr. Frank Walters, who was charged at the Brighton Police Court recently with stealing half a cake. Accord ing to Mr. Walter’s story, he had originally been a chemist in Boston, in America, but failed. Then he came to Eng land. and acted for two years as a chemist’s assistant in Bristol. Finally, he drifted into photography, and going into partnership with another man, they tramped the country until he (Walters) was taken ill, whereupon his partner bolted with the photographic apparatus. This story may be correct, but as Mr. Walters was found guilty of the theft of the sake, and was sentenced to a month’s hard labour, one would like to know his partner’s version. Itinerant photography, though profitable enough in the summer when the weather is fine, does not pay by itself. For some reason which we cannot explain, it has been found convenient to unite the profession of an acrobat with that of a photographer, and many who pose other people in the summer time, take to posing themselves in the winter. Occasionally, when business is slack in the “picture line,” some other profession, generally of an “ entertaining ” character, is worked in. An odd instance of this was brought the other day before a well known artist who is also an enthusiastic boating man. Spending a few days at Yarmouth, he was, to his surprise, accosted on the sands by a nigger. “ Didn’t expect to see you down here, sir,” said the nigger. “ Well, I might have expected to have seen you, though I don’t know you from Adam 1 ” ‘‘I know yon, sir ; seen you many and many a time on the tow path at Putney. 1 often takes likenesses there 1 ” and then it occurred to the artist that he had met the black faced gentleman in his capacity of a photographer. “ Saw you at Henley too, sir,” continued the loquacious nigger. “ Were you photographing then ? ” “ Bless you, no; don’t pay among the swells. I was pardners with another man in the nigger line. I’m ‘Spider,’ I am. Too many photos in the field for me at these seaside places, and singin’ a sight easier.” No doubt it is.
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