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City of Armadale - History House > Records

PROJECTOR, LANTERN SLIDE - MAGIC LANTERN

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c. 1910

Overview

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

Width

185 mm

Height or length

353 mm

Depth

123 mm

Keywords

Bavaria, Germany

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

City of Armadale - History House

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