Photographing Wild Game 
quently stiffness; and over all was stretched 
strong muslin, fastened to the core with liquid 
glue. The outside was then shellacked until 
it was absolutely smooth and hard, when 
the wooden core was removed, and there re- 
mained a paper tube which admirably met my 
requirements. A wooden frame, fitted to the 
larger end, received the roll holder, and the 
cylindrical part of the front received a brass 
tube covered with velvet, to the end of which 
was soldered the lens flange. This tube 
could be easily moved in and out of the end, 
while the friction of the velvet always kept 
it in place. Upon this tube I marked the 
focus for various distances. Of course the 
lens was capable of making a much larger 
picture than my roll holder would receive, 
and the surplus light was cut off by a metal 
diaphragm placed inside of the tube. 
I found that this camera, when provided 
with a strap, could be carried slung on the 
shoulder with very little trouble. 
The slowness of the lens I found a draw- 
back, and after a year’s experience I obtained 
a 12-15 Dallmeyer single-combination lens, 
which I had mounted in aluminum, thereby 
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