Selected Magic Lanterns

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9999.00054

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Toy magic lantern, (unpainted tin box, 7 in. H)

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: Unidentified Maker
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1860
PRODUCTION DATES: 1860-
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  magic lantern
  toy

NOTES:
  Unpainted sheet metal "box-type" lantern; decorations on both sides;
  single candle for illumination; two wire handles on back.
  Dimensions: 16.3cm H X 8.1cm W X 22.5cm L.

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: 9999.00054

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Hrabalek, Ernst. --Laterna Magica - Zauberwelt und Faszination des optischen Spielzeugs.-- Munich: Keyser, 1985. 120.//

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Toy magic lantern, (unpainted tin box, 7

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