Conic magic lantern, (unpainted tapered cylinder, 7½ in. L)

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: Ernst Plank
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany, Nuremberg
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1850
PRODUCTION DATES: 1850-
IMAGE SIZE: 4.0 cm
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  magic lantern
  toy

NOTES:
  tin candle-powered "Conic" lantern
  on metal stand painted purple and blue-green
  much rusting
  includes box, with label: "Conic Magic Lantern of the Newest
  Construction No (5)" with image of lantern
  "E.P." also appears on label
  another label underneath, but most of it is missing
  words "telegraphic" and "mathematical" still remain
  measurements: 18.4 cm H X 11.7 cm W X 25.3 cm L
  box: 13.8 cm H X 27.5 cm W X 16.3 cm L with 10.0 cm depth

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: P711.00010

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Coe, Brian. --The History of Movie Photography.-- Eastview Editions, 1981. pp. 8-21.//
Hrabalek, Ernst. --Laterna Magica - Zauberwelt und Faszination des optischen Spielzeugs.-- Munich: Keyser, 1985. 126.//
Balzer, Richard. --Optical Amusements: Magic Lanterns and Other Transforming Images A Catalog of Popular Entertainments.-- Watertown, MA: 1987. pp. 3, 4.//