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was made in March 1895 and featured Acres' wife with their infant son in a pram outside Acres' then home of Clovelly Cottage, Park Road, Chipping Barnet, which still exists. Acres and Paul fell out after Acres patented their design in his own name on 27 May 1895. He made some very early
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in all its aspects, from the construction of cameras, projectors, film viewers, coating and slitting machines and the manufacture of highly sensitized 35 mm raw film stock, to mobile newsreel reporting and the public projections of moving pictures.
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H.R.H. The Prince of Wales accompanied by T.R.H. The Princess of Wales, Princess Victoria, and Princess Maud, arriving at the Cardiff Exhibition, June 27th, 1896.
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and the first European film maker who had his films shown in the United States in public performances. He contributed much to the introduction and development of
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1898 Birtac, home movie camera for daylight loading of 17.5 mm film (patented).
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1896 Kineopticon, improved apparatus for projecting 35 mm film (patented).
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1896 Installation for wholesale production of raw stock 35 mm film.
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On 10 January 1896, he gave a display of moving pictures to the
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1895 Kinetic Camera with appliance for loop forming (patented).
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An 1896 Fairground Programme on the Europa Film Treasures site
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Royal visit to the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition
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aka Inauguration of the Kiel Canal by Kaiser Wilhelm II (UK)
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to resolve flicker problems and to enhance brightness.
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1893 Hopper feed installation for rapidly projecting
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Birt Acres biography and credits at BFI Screenonline
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