GBN toy magic lantern

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1905 in Germany
maker:
Gerbruder Bing
GBN Toy Magic Lantern Home  Magic Lantern, c.1900

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GBN Toy Magic Lantern
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

Home Magic Lantern, c.1900
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

GBN toy magic lantern. Made in Germany. Toy lantern in olive green enamelled tinplate. Single condensor lens, single objective lens. Oil lamp with glass chimney. In original cardboard, with instruction sheet. Box of original GBN slides, 12; 17x44cm, four circular pictures to each slide. Box of 12 GBN slides; 17x44cm, series 6, 4 circular pictures to each slide. Box of 12 GBN slides 17x44cm Series 4 slides, four panoramic, eight with four pictures each.

GBN toy magic lantern, made by Gerbruder Bing in Germany, 1905.

This small enamelled tinplate magic lantern is intended for use in the home. It has a single condenser and a single objective lens. Illumination is provided by an oil lamp with a glass chimney. It has three boxes of GBN glass slides, some with panoramas and others with four or six circular pictures per slide.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812
Materials:
tin plated and glass
Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 120 mm x 245 mm,
type:
toy - recreational artefact and magic lantern
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

GBN Toy Magic Lantern

GBN Toy Magic Lantern

GBN 'Lanterna Magica' toy magic lantern c. 1905. Made in Germany. GBN toy magic lantern, c. 1905. Made in Germany. Toy lantern in olive green, enameled tinplate. Single condenser lens, single objective lens. Oil lamp with glass chimney.

Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 120 mm x 245 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , metal (unknown) , glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812/1
type:
toy - recreational artefact and magic lantern
Carton for GBN toy magic lantern

Carton for GBN toy magic lantern

Carton for GBN toy magic lantern. c 1905. Printed and hand written label on lid 'To John and Edward, Please do not open till Christmas'

Box of 12 GBN slides 17 x 44mm series 6-4 circular pictures to each slide. Box of 12 GBN slides 17 x 44mm series 4 4 panoramic, 8 with 4 pictures each. Made in Germany.

Measurements:
overall: 130 mm x 265 mm x 260 mm,
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812/3
type:
carton
Instructions for GBN toy magic lantern

Instructions for GBN toy magic lantern

Printed instructions for GBN toy magic lantern, c. 1905.

Measurements:
overall: 300 mm x 230 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812/4
type:
instructions
Twelve GBN toy magic lantern slides

Twelve GBN toy magic lantern slides

Twelve slides for GBN toy magic lantern, c. 1905. Made in Germany. Four colour circular images to each slide, various subjects, slides numbered 1 to 12.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812/5
type:
toy and magic lantern slide
Carton for GBN toy magic lantern slides

Carton for GBN toy magic lantern slides

Carton for GBN toy magic lantern slides, c. 1905. Made in Germany. Two wooden spacers inside carton to hold slides.

Measurements:
overall: 76 mm x 196 mm x 76 mm,
Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812/6
type:
carton
Twelve GBN toy magic lantern slides

Twelve GBN toy magic lantern slides

Twleve magic lantern slides for GBN toy magic lantern, c. 1905. Made in Germany. Edged with blue tape. Various coloured scenes. Series 4

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812/7
type:
magic lantern slide
Carton for twelve GBN toy magic lantern slides

Carton for twelve GBN toy magic lantern slides

Carton for twelve magic lantern slides for GBN toy magic lantern, c. 1905. Made in Germany. Printed coloured label on lid, in German, English and French.

Measurements:
overall: 34 mm x 184 mm x 52 mm,
Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
1990-5036/1812/8
type:
carton