Selected Magic Lanterns

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P711.00016


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Standard magic lantern, (japanned tin box, 12 in. H)

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: Ernst Plank
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany, Nuremberg
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: E.P. Standard magic lantern, (japanned tin box, 12 in. H)
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1900
PRODUCTION DATES: 1900-
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  magic lantern
  toy

NOTES:
  japanned black "E.P. Standard" box toy lantern with ornate feet
  with side door for accesss to lamp
  two-ring lens
  with elliptical "E.P." emblem on side door
  measurements: 28.8 cm H X 9.1 cm W X 28.8 cm L

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: P711.00016

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Hrabalek, Ernst. --Laterna Magica - Zauberwelt und Faszination des optischen Spielzeugs.-- Munich: Keyser, 1985. 102-103.//

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Standard magic lantern, (japanned tin bo

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