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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