Atlas toy lantern, (red painted horizontal barrel, 13 in. H)

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: Jean Schoenner
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1880
PRODUCTION DATES: 1880-
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  magic lantern
  toy

NOTES:
  cylindrical drum lantern, painted red with polished brass
  lens is seperate on own stand, shaped to look like man holding up
  world -- "Atlas"
  for projection of circular slides, as well as lantern slides
  measurements: 32.5 cm H X 11.9 cm W X 24.4 cm L

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: J4301.00005

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Hrabalek, Ernst. --Laterna Magica - Zauberwelt und Faszination des optischen Spielzeugs.-- Munich: Keyser, 1985. 116.//