Selected Magic Lanterns

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P711.00012


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Toy magic lantern, (black painted mailbox, 15½ in. H)

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: Ernst Plank
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany
IMAGE SIZE: 6.5 cm
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  magic lantern
  toy

NOTES:
  Black "mailbox"-shaped lantern with polished brass lens & chimney;
  E.P. plaque on front above lens; two wire holders on side.
  Dimensions: 37.5 cm H X 13.8 cm W X 27.5 cm L

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: P711.00012

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Hrabalek, Ernst. --Laterna Magica - Zauberwelt und Faszination des optischen Spielzeugs.-- Munich: Keyser, 1985. 82, 118.//

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Toy magic lantern, (black painted mailbo

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