Magic lantern chromatrope slide: 'A Merry Christmas'
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- Made:
- 1870 in unknown place
Lantern slide with Chromatrope pattern round static picture of snow scene with cottage and mill. Entitled 'A Merry Christmas'.
Mechanically-operated, hand-painted Chromatrope slide of a snow scene entitled 'A Merry Christmas', 1870.
The kaleidoscopic element revolves around the central snow scene. This scene and one set of geometric patterns were painted on a fixed glass slide while further geometric patterns were painted on another circular glass slide which is mounted in a toothed brass rim and turned by a pinion wheel attached to a handle at the side of the slide.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/2390
- Materials:
- glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 20 mm x 185 mm x 110 mm,
- type:
- chromatrope and lantern slide
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
