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Shire of Toodyay > Records

MAGIC LANTERN

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Overview

A red painted cylinder mounted on a kerosene container complete with wick.
A chimney built into top of cylinder to allow smoke out.
Round aperture on one side of cylinder to allow light to come out. Light then passes over lantern slide holder on to focusing lens mounted at front.
Lantern & lens separately mounted are fixed to board. (Perhaps home made).
The lantern was kerosene operated.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.378

Material

Width

10 cm

Height or length

29 cm

Depth

17 cm

Themes

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Related Objects

Related Objects

Child records

MAGIC LANTERN GLASS SLIDES, SET OF 12

LID FROM MAGIC LANTERN BOX

Shire of Toodyay

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