Selected Magic Lanterns

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P711.00019


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Standard magic lantern, (japanned tin box, 10 in. H)

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: Ernst Plank
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany, Nuremberg
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 access to lamp
  missing "E.P." emblem, but impression of elliptical emblem remains
  also missing lamp and lamp holder
  measurements: 27.8 cm H X 7.8 cm W X 22.5 cm L

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: P711.00019

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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