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J4301.00008


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box-shaped lantern w/ covered chimney (16 inches tall)

OBJECT TYPE: Projector
MANUFACTURER: Jean Schoenner
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1879
PRODUCTION DATES: 1879-
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: magic lantern

NOTES:
  Japanned black box-type tin lantern, with polished silver corners;
  Chimney with three adjustable protective covers, wood base
  No maker's nameplate or distinctive markings on lantern.
  Lens is seperate on its own trapezoidal stand.
  Dimensions: 40.0 cm H X 13.8 cm W X 23.1 cm L

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: J4301.00008

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Hrabalek, Ernst. --Laterna Magica - Zauberwelt und Faszination des optischen Spielzeugs.-- Munich: Keyser, 1985. 115.//

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box-shaped lantern w/ covered chimney (1

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