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Magic lantern with slides, 1845 - 1855
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Object statement
Hand held magic lantern and slides (15), metal / glass / wood, maker unknown, [England], c. 1850
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
This magic lantern projector and slides were probably made in England in about 1850.

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Description
Hand held magic lantern and slides (15), metal / glass / wood, maker unknown, [England], c. 1850

Magic lantern comprising a black tin plate lamp housing with a carry handle at the rear, lens housing at front with slide holder and a rust coloured hinged door at one side that opens to reveal the whale oil lamp set in a blackened interior with polished tin reflector attached to the back wall. The detachable, goose neck chimney is also made of black tin plate. There are two lenses, one condenser set in a black metal rim and a projector lens set in a brass casing. The oil lamp is made of blackened metal, has a flat base and a hinged housing for the wick which is attached to a tin mechanism with a turn screw to adjust the length of the burning wick.

There are 15 glass slides, one with a sliding over slide and a spare over slide that doesn't match any of the slides. The slides are all of colour painted glass set in wooden frames.

Made: England; 1845 - 1855
Marks
No marks.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
H6918
Production date
1845 - 1855

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Ray Clinton, 1962

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/246967 |title=Magic lantern with slides |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=23 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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