Selected Magic Lanterns

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P711.00030


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Standard magic lantern, (japanned tin box, 14½ 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, 14½ in. H)
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1900
PRODUCTION DATES: 1900-
IMAGE SIZE: 5.5cm
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  magic lantern
  toy

NOTES:
  japanned black box-type lantern with bent chimney and glass base lamp
  lamp glass is cracked and chipped at top
  originally accessioned as 92:1057:0019, but shared number with another
  lantern; changed to 92:1057:0033
  "E.P." plaque on side door
  measurements: 35.0 cm H X 11.3 cm W X 27.5 cm L

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: P711.00030

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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