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Grotesque magic lantern slide from the late-18th century

1780-1820

Magic lantern slide from the late-18th century

1780-1820

Magic lantern slide showing street scene

circa 1860

Magic lantern slide showing scene from 'Alice's Adventures or The Queen of Hearts and the Stolen Tarts'

1876

Magic lantern slide showing the Banks of the River Nile (possibly part of Biblical set) (No.28).

Magic lantern slide: River Nile

Magic lantern slide showing a map of the Middle East (possibly part of Biblical set) (No. 27).

Magic lantern slide: map of the Middle East

Magic lantern slide showing Egyptian statues (possibly part of Biblical set) (No. 23).

Magic lantern slide: Egyptian statues

Chromatrope pattern round static picture of steam with boat 'Silence'. One glass cracked.

Chromatrope magic lantern slide

Chromatrope outer ring of wavy lines with flower patterned centre.

chromatrope magic lantern slide

Magic lantern slide. Chromatrope pattern round static picture of landscape with two figures meeting on a bridge. Entitled 'Good Evening'.

Magic lantern gear slide with chromatrope pattern

Magic lantern slide. Chromatrope pattern round static picture of an old man and child inscribed 'Happy New Year'.

Magic lantern slide with chromatrope pattern and Happy New Year message

Rotating mechanical lantern slide by Carpenter & Westley, Moveable Astronomical Sliders No. 1., The Solar System.

One of a set of astronomical magic lantern slides: 'The Solar System'

circa 1850

Rotating mechanical lantern slide by Carpenter & Westley, Moveable Astronomical Sliders No. 2., 'The Earth's Annual Motion'.

One of a set of astronomical magic lantern slides:'The Earth's Annual Motion'

circa 1850

Chromotrope rackwork magic lantern slide.

Magic lantern chromotrope slide

Magic lantern slide showing text written on a tablet (possibly part of Biblical set) (No. 8).

Magic lantern slide: text written on a tablet

Magic lantern slide showing a whale attacking a boat.

Magic lantern slide of a whale attacking a boat

Magic lantern slide showing a statue of a human figure (possibly part of Biblical set)

Magic lantern slide: human figure

Magic lantern slide showing a landscape with watermill.

Magic lantern slide of a watermill

Magic lantern slide showing an erupting volcano.

Magic lantern slide showing an erupting volcano

Magic lantern slipping slide showing a boy waving his arms about.

Magic lantern slipping slide: Boy waving his arms about

Miniature lantern slide from the series 'Superior lithographed coloured slides. Robinson Crusoe. For No.1 size English Lantern'. Slide with three images, nos. 16, 17 and 18.

Coloured magic lantern slide: 'Robinson Crusoe'

Chromotrope rackwork magic lantern slide.

Magic lantern chromotrope slide

Magic lantern slide showing a dog rescuing a boy from the mud, a man with a pipe looks on. From the story 'The Raven's Nest'.

Magic lantern slide of 'The Raven's Nest'

Hand painted magic lantern slide depicting a boat in stormy sea, part of the 'Rock of Ages' story, based upon the hymn written by Rev. Augustus Montague Toplady, published in 1775.

Magic lantern slide depciting a scene from Rock of Ages

Magic lantern rackwork slide showing an acrobat performing a back somersault.

Magic lantern rackwork slide of an acrobat

Chromotrope rackwork magic lantern slide.

Magic lantern rackwork slide: chromotrope

Magic lantern single lever slide showing a seated deer moving its head.

Magic lantern single lever slide: deer

Magic lantern slide showing a landscape with Pyramids (possibly part of Biblical set) (No. 20).

Magic lantern slide: landscape with Pyramids

Hand painted magic lantern slide depicting an angels carrying a woman upwards against a blue background above the ocean, possibly part of the 'Rock of Ages' story, based upon the hymn written by Rev. Augustus Montague Toplady, published in 1775.

Magic lantern slide depicting a scene from 'Rock of Ages'

Magic lantern rackwork slide showing the Earth's annual motion round the sun.

Magic lantern rackwork slide: Earth's motion round the sun

Magic lantern slipping slide "Rubbish may be shot here" (no. 28C).

Magic lantern slipping slide: 'Rubbish may be shot here'

Magic lantern slide showing the Glenmire Bridge, Co. Cork during daytime (No. 9).

Magic lantern slide: Glenmire Bridge, Co. Cork daytime

Hand painted magic lantern slide depicting the interior of St Peter's Basilica, Rome.

Magic lantern slide depicting the interior of St Peter's, Rome

Magic lantern slide showing shipwrecked travellers afloat on a raft signalling to a nearby ship.

Magic lantern slide of shipwrecked travellers

Rotating mechanical lantern slide by Carpenter & Westley, Moveable Astronomical Sliders No. 8., 'Annual Motion of the Earth'.

One of a set of astronomical magic lantern slides: 'Annual Motion of the Earth'

circa 1850

Magic lantern slide showing a mountain landscape (possibly part of Biblical set) (No. 11).

Magic lantern slide: mountain landscape

Magic lantern rackwork slide showing clouds.

Magic lantern rackwork slide: clouds

Magic lantern slipping slide showing a prone man balancing a ball on his feet.

Magic lantern slipping slide: man balancing ball on his feet

Magic lantern slide showing the Church of St. Eustache in Paris, used at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London.

Magic lantern slide showing the Church of St. Eustace

circa 1860

Magic lantern pivot slide showing a girl skipping.

Magic lantern pivot slide: girl skipping

Magic lantern slipping slide showing a man shooting and hare and a hare shooting a man.

Magic lantern slipping slide: man and hare

Magic lantern slide showing two figures in a mountainous landscape (possibly part of Biblical set) (No. 32).

Magic lantern slide: figures in mountainous landscape

Panoramic magic lantern slipping slide showing a ship in port.

Panoramic magic lantern slipping slide: ship in port

Magic lantern slide showing drawings of Egyptian Gods (possibly part of Biblical set).

Magic lantern slide: drawings of Egyptian Gods

Magic lantern rackwork slide showing a house on fire.

Magic lantern rackwork slide: house on fire

Magic lantern slide showing a book (possibly part of Biblical set)

Magic lantern slide: book

Magic lantern slipping slide showing birds emerging from a pie.

Magic lantern slipping slide: birds emerging from a pie

Magic lantern rackwork slide possibly showing a sunrise.

Magic lantern rackwork slide: sunrise

Magic lantern slide showing ancient Egypt (possibly part of Biblical set) (No. 15).

Magic lantern slide: Ancient Egypt

Magic lantern slipping slide showing a man shining his shoes.

Magic lantern slipping slide; man shining his shoes