G3524.00001
Toy magic lantern, (black painted tin canister, 10½ in. H)
OBJECT TYPE: Projector
NOTES:
MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass
OBJECT IDENTIFIER: G3524.00001
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE:
Hrabalek, Ernst. --Laterna Magica - Zauberwelt und Faszination des
optischen Spielzeugs.-- Munich: Keyser, 1985. 83.//
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MANUFACTURER: Georges Carette
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1900
PRODUCTION DATES: 1900-1915
IMAGE SIZE: ~5.0cmD
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
magic lantern
toy
japanned black "vault-shaped" lantern with 4 claw feet
nickel lens with rack and pinion adjustment
slide holder has 2-spring clip to keep slides in place
large 2-wick square lamp
has back door which does not cover entire back opening
no maker id; missing "bent-elbow" chimney
measurements: 26.5cm H X 14.0cm W X 28.8cm L
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