magic lantern or slide projector
- Made:
- circa 1890
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Magic lantern or slide projector. Coloured glass strips with hand painted pictures, usually stories or animals, would be fed through the gate. The light source was either a candle or an oil lamp. No condensor is fitted. c. 1890.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Arthur Frank Collection
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/3008
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 203 mm x 85 mm x 175 mm,
- type:
- magic lantern
- credit:
- The Arthur Frank Collection
