Collection of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects in original box.
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: four circular images of planetary orbits (nos. 1-4).
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: three circular images of planets (nos. 5, 6 & 7).
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: four circular images includinga meteor (Nos. 8, 9, 10 & 11).
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: three circular images including signs of the zodiac (nos. 12, 13 & 14).
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: three circular images including rotation of the earth around the sun (nos. 16, 17 & 18).
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: three circular images including the postiion of the earth, moon and sun (nos. 19, 20 & 21).
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: three circular images (number 23) showing the effect of the moon's orbit on the shape of the earth.
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: four circular images (nos. 27, 28, 29 & 30) including illustrations of constellations.
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: a slipping slide (no. 22) demonstrating an eclipse.
One of a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley: a slipping slide (with slipping glass missing) of the earth.
A slipping (or slipper) slide is designed to give movement to a still drawing to reveal something which was previously hidden. There are two main types of slipping slide, single and double. With the single slide, the action is produced by sliding one glass in front of another. - two glasses are mounted in a wooden frame, one of which is fixed and the other moves across it. The movable glass is called the slipping glass and can be moved usually into two final positions to mask off then reveal part of the image.
Original box for a set of ten magic lantern slides of astronomical subjects by Carpenter and Westley.