Date sent: Thu, 1 May 2003 11:54:42 +0100
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From: George Whale <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: epidiascopes
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IF ANYONE FINDS OUT A SOURCE OF EPIDIASCOPES
PLEASE LET ME KNOW I HAVE TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS
FOR TWO YEARS !
LEO DUFF
> Andrew
>
> I can remember using an epidiascope about 20 years ago to project drawings
> and photographs onto the wall to trace images for screenprinting. The
> machine was a huge great heavy thing, and used to get so hot you couldn't
> touch it. Back then, you could buy one second hand for about a fiver, but I
> suspect they're very difficult to get hold of now.
>
> I'm very interested in the various drawing aids that people have used over
> the years. In the latest edition of Ray Smith's 'Artist's Yearbook'
> (Dorling Kindersley, 2003) there is brief but interesting section on
> mechanical / optical drawing aids. A device I hadn't heard about before was
> something called the graphic telescope, which apparently was able to
> project an external view onto a horizontal piece of paper, at different
> scales. (See also 'Drawing Aids to Perspective' web page
> http://www.acmi.net.au/AIC/DRAWING_MACHINES.html)
>
> George.
>
>
> At 08:45 PM 4/30/03 +0000, you wrote:
> >In the 70's Exchange and Mart was awash with adverts for such devices.
> >I was concentrating on 'Banda' and 'Roneo' then.
> >I would love to get hold of one of those, cheap, projectors now!
> >Andrew
> >[I have been to www.camaraluceda.org.uk]
> >
> >
>
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>
> George Whale
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