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NATIONAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE CO. - Dayton 7, Ohio
ing in before Marr has even had the chance
to get into production.
Playground Profits
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vices and tliis must be faced in selecting
rides. However, adequate safety factors
and supervision will often allay these fears.
To offset the possibility that young patrons
will tire of a ride after the novelty
wears off, one western chain is rotating
its rides. About once a month a new ride
will appear at each of their drive-ins. This
is, of course, possible with a chain operation,
but not with the single drive-in.
Another possibility, yet unexplored, is the
rental of portable-type equipment. There
are hundreds of small carnival organizations
across the country who might l>e interested
in placing their equipment, properly
supervised by their own experienced
staff, in the drive-in for a limited engagement.
This type of rental, incidentally,
would give the drive-in operator a chance
to test the value of such equipment for his
own situation before selecting the rides he
wishes to buy.
New Rectiiier Bulbs
For Theatre Field
A line of 15 ampere rectifier bulbs especially
designed for the motion picture
the only amplification system
field have been announced by the Strickland
Electric Co. These bulbs have a high
inverse peak voltage characteristic
designed exclusively for
and
drive-in theatres
are said to withstand certain types of
abuses often encountered in theatre applications.
Ballantyne's Royal Soundmasler ampliiication system for drive-ins is not converted
indoor equipment. It is especially designed to meet the particular
Many thousands of these new type bulbs
requirements of drive-in theatres. Available for either single or dual channel
have been given field tests on various
operation, it can be adapted to handle any
types of rectifier installations, according
size drive-in from 200 to 1000 car
to Strickland, who says many reports have
capacity, simply by the addition of one or two units. The entire system is
been received stating that the bulbs have
unit-matched assuring smooth, trouble-free performance. Tested and proved
cleared up certain troubles experienced in
in drive-in theatres the country over. It is the accepted quality leader in the
particularly troublesome installations.
amplification field, yet the cost is unbelieveably low.
Field tests turned up a few complaints
of mismatched operation where these high
inverse peak bulbs were installed in the
The Soundmaster line includes everything
same rectifier with other bulbs having a
lor Indoor and Outdoor Theatres THE BALLANTYNE CO.
complete much lower voltage characteristic. Strickland
is now supplying so-caUed standard
amplification systems, speaker
systems, soundheads, projectors, arc lamps,
1707 Davenport Slrfel
rectifiers, generators, bases, magazines,
type bulbs having only a slightly higher
and complete booth accesories.
Omaha. Nebraska
than usual voltage characteristic to be
used in the usual run of low voltage rectifiers,
with or without those of other
The next
types and a special high voltage type.
issue of The MODERN THEATRE, April 1st,
features "DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION." Watch for it!
Projectionist Develops
Carbon Saver
William Marr, projectionist at a Salem.
World's Largest Designer, Builder and Manufacturer
Ore., drive-in theatre, has recently completed
Of Roller Coasters, Old Mills, Mill Chutes, Fun Houses, Kiddie
exhaustive tests of a carbon saver
Ferris Wheels, Kiddie Roller Coasters and the Famous
which he invented about a year and a half
ago.
After saving
CENTURY FLYER MINIATURE TRAIN
aU carl)on butts lor a period
of three months, he put his carbon
Operating now in more than 100 leading porks in the United States
with gratifying
saver into use and didn't buy any new
results.
Roller Coaster Chain, Rails and Equipment on Hand.
carbons for another three months.
A Portland organization has already been
Inquire direct or use FREE postcard, page 60, stating this ad's Key number, 58-B
signed up to handle sales, with orders com-
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