Oh boy, have we got an item into 13909 Antiques!
Antique Magic Lantern Slides and Box
These come from the mid-1800's.
The writing on the Mahogany Wood Box says;
"Reverand P.T Norris, Trinity Rectory 1862"
There are 35 Glass Slides (majority in metal frames, a few unframed) depicting photographs, animated stories (4 with Little Red Riding Hood, others with some time of Medival scences) and even a "Merry Christmas".
For those of you unfamilar with Antique Magic Lanterns, we turn to 'Collector's Weekly';
Magic lanterns, also known as optical lanterns, provided one of the most popular forms of entertainment during their heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries, establishing many of the first 2-D special effects. Using an artificial light source and a combination of lenses, these devices enlarged small transparency images or miniature models and projected them onto a wall or screen. While most magic lanterns were designed as simple wooden boxes fitted with a handful of precision brass parts, a few were ornately decorated with exotic painted scenes or engraved metal casings.
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Early magic lanterns relied on the weak light of oil lamps, but they were much improved by the invention of the Argand lamp in 1784. The Argand lamp used a circular wick aerated by a glass chimney, increasing illumination power by up to 12 times compared to oil lamps. In the 1820s, the brilliantly focused “limelight,” created by igniting oxygen and hydrogen gases on a ball of lime, began to supersede the Argand. Towards the end of the 19th century, newer technologies like carbon arc, acetylene, and incandescent lamps would also be adapted for use in magic lanterns.
If you already have a Antique Magic Lantern, or, are a collector of Antique Glass Slides, shine your light on 13909 Antiques and get up here to secure these Antique Magic Lantern Slides and Box.
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