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The John Jones Collection contains magic lantern slides, including around 2,600 slides across 182 sets originally produced by Riley Brothers of Bradford, assembled by collector John Jones.

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Slide 10 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 10 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 4 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 4 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 5 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 5 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 6 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 6 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 7 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 7 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 9 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 9 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 1 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 1 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 2 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 2 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 3 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 3 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Slide 8 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

Slide 8 from magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
Magic lantern slide set 'Jessica's Prayer'

Magic lantern slide set 'Jessica's Prayer'

1884
A set of magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The drunkard’s death', 10 slides. Manufactured by York & Son, 1890. Black and white. Based on the story by Charles Dickens. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Drunkard's Death'

1890
A complete set of magic lantern life model slides, entitled "The Lifeboat", 21 slides in total, 20 slides plus 1 duplicate (number 6 in black and white). Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1899. All hand coloured except for numbers 6, 7, 8 and 16. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Lifeboat'

1899
A complete set of life model magic lantern slides, entitled "Nan", 41 slides in total (original set had 40 slides, two copies of slide number 25 present). All slides except numbers 4, 10, 25, 27 and 31 are hand coloured. Made by Chatham Pexton, London, 1893.  From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Nan'

1893
A set of hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled "Nellie’s Prayer", 11 slides (original set contained 13 slides, numbers 4a and 10 missing) Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1890. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Nellie's Prayer'

1890
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The May Queen', 10 slides. Manufactured by York & Son, c. 1891. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The May Queen'

c. 1891
A set of hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled "Lost in the Wild Woods", 36 slides (1 missing from original set, number 36). Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1894. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Lost in the Wild Woods'

1894
A complete set of magic lantern slides, entitled 'Amy’s Little Kettle and its Homely Song', 19 slides. B&W. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 1897. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Amy's Little Kettle and its Homely Song'

1897
Two sets of 'The Village Blacksmith', life model magic lantern slides, 38 slides in total. One set of 13 slides, one set of 10 slides plus 5 spares), mix of hand coloured and black and white). Made by Bamforth and Company, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 1891. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'The Village Blacksmith'

1891
A set of magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'A Christmas Story', 1899, 17 slides PLUS 1 duplicate (no. 8). All slides except nos 17 and duplicate no8 are hand coloured. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'A Christmas Story'

1899
A set of hand painted life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'Gabriel Grub', 17 slides manufactured by York and Son, London, c. 1875. Plus two further almost complete sets of 15 and 20 slides, brining a total of 52 slides. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Gabriel Grub'

c. 1875
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern slides, entitled 'Esmeralda', 15 slides. Manufactured by G M Mason, c. 1900. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Esmeralda'

c.1900
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.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Three Little Wise Men'

c. 1902
A set of hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'Meg and her Brother Ben', 11 slides (original set contained 12 slides, number 4 missing). Manufactured by York & Son, 1881. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Meg and her Brother Ben'

1881
A complete set of 4 hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled "The Little Minstrel". Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1896. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'The Little Minstrel'

1896
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The Light of the World', set of 10 slides plus 1 duplicate of slide number 6. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1898. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Light of the World'

1898
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'Eileen Alannah', 10 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1903. Based on Irish song of the same name From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Eileen Alannah'

1903
A set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'Just as the sun went down', 18 slides – (set originally comprised 19 slides, number 8 missing). Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1903. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Just as the Sun Went Down'

1903
A set of magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'Box', 4 Jessica’s Prayer (also known as 'Jessica's First Prayer') 11 slides, 10 life model slides and one text hymn slide. B&W. Manufactured by York and Son, London, 1884. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Jessica's Prayer'

1884
A complete set of hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'Death of Paul Dombey', 6 slides. Manufactured by York & Son, London, 1893. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Death of Paul Dombey'

1893
A complete set of magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The Pedlar’s Loan', 22 slides with reading. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford. all slides hand coloured except for numbers 9, 13, 14, 19 and 21.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Pedlar's Loan

undated
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The Light of Life', 5 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1896. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Light of Life'

1896
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The Soldier’s Good-bye', 7 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1900.  From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Soldier's Good-bye'

1900
A set of magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'In the Signal Box', 9 slides plus 1 dupicate (number 4) All slides except for number 1 are hand coloured. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 1889. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'In the Signal Box'

1889
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled "The Anchor’s Weighed", 5 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 1898. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'The Anchor's Weighed'

1898
A complete set of magic lantern slides, entitled 'Tom Bowling', 10 black and white life model slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 1901. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slides set, 'Tom Bowling'

1901
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled "Dick Whistler’s Tramp", 44 slides. Manufactured by T J and W F Piggott, Leighton Buzzard, c. 1905. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Dick Whistler's Tramp'

circa 1905
A complete set of black and white magic lantern life model slides, entitled "A Suit of Black", 12 slides. Manufactured by York & Son, 1893. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'A Suit of Black'

1893
A set of 23 hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled "Kitty". Original set contained 24 slides, one missing, number 24. Made by Chatham Pexton, 1894. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Kitty'

1894
A set of 8 hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'In Flower Alley', complete set of 7 slides plus 1 duplicate of slide no. 1. Manufactured by York & Son,London, c. 1904. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'In Flower Alley'

c. 1904
A set of 12 hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled "Two Yorkshire Lads". Original set contained 12 slides, this set is missing number 5 and has two copies of number 12. Manufactured by G M Mason, Southampton, undated. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Two Yorkshire Lads'

unknown
A complete set of hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled "The Tramp and the Nurse", 9 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1901. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Tramp and the Nurse'

1901
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The Newsboy’s Debt', 6 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1880s. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'The Newsboy's Debt'

1880s
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'The Orphan’s Prayer', 4 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, 1896. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

A set of magic lantern slides

1896
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'While the Sabbath Bells were Ringing', 7 slides. Manufactured by Bamforth and Company, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 1892. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'While the Sabbath Bells were Ringing'

1892
A complete set of 7 hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'The Haunted Smithy'. Manufactured by York & Son, 1893. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'The Haunted Smithy'

1893
A complete set of hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'Level Crossing', 9 slides. Manufactured by York & Son, London, 1887. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Level Crossing'

1887
A set of hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled 'Lost', 11 slides (original set contained 12 slides, no. 3 missing). Manufactured by York & Son, London, c. 1904. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set, 'Lost'

c. 1904
A set of black and white magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'A Soldier’s Son', 12 slides. Made by Riley Brothers, Bradford, 1907. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'A Soldier's Son'

1907
A complete set of hand coloured magic lantern life model slides, entitled 'Boggles', 36 slides. Manufactured by Riley Brothers, 1911. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.

Magic lantern slide set 'Boggles'

1911