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PROJECTOR, LANTERN SLIDE - MAGIC LANTERN
c. 1910Overview
A black metal box on four protruding brass coloured legs, with a door one side to get access to a small lamp with a glass chimney that made the light for the magic lantern to show the slides. At one end of the box is an adjustable lens to focus the picture, opposite the lens inside the box is a circular disc presumably to reflect the light from the lamp towards the slides.On top of the box is a tube like chimney for extracting the heat .
Historical information
Believed to have been used locally in the Fullers Roleystone family home in the late 1930s and 1940s.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1976.182A
Material
Ferrous Metal
Width
185 mm
Height or length
353 mm
Depth
123 mm
Place made
Germany
Year
Statement of significance
Made in Bavaria Germany owned/used by the Fuller family in Roleystone c1936-1950s.
This item is an example of the type of entertainment in peoples homes or local halls before electricity.
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Saturday, 13 July, 2024
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