Magic lantern slide set, 'Three Little Wise Men'

Made:
c. 1902 in Leighton Buzzard

A set of life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'Three Little Wise Men', 13 slides (9 hand coloured and 4 black and white). Manufactured by T J and W F Piggott, Leighton Buzzard, c. 1902. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Life model slides are photographic magic lantern slides in which costumed models are posed in scenes or locations to illustrate narratives, songs and other texts. They were produced commercially between the 1870s and the First World War. Typical subjects included temperance tales of alcoholism and other social vices, popular songs, recitations, comic subjects and religious services. They would come in sets which could be anything from 2 to 60 but averaged 12.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
John Jones Collection
Object Number:
2022-432
Materials:
glass and paint
Measurements:
overall: 83 mm x 83 mm x 3 mm,
type:
lantern slides