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J4301.00009


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Box-type lantern w/ covered chimney (11½ 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
  running full height of the lantern; chimney with two pivoting
  protective covers; lantern is mounted on wooden base; lens is mounted
  on seperate trapezoidal bases; access to lamp via rear door.
  Dimensions: 28.8 cm H X 10.6 cm W X 18.1 cm L

MATERIAL VIEWED/PROJECTED: glass

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: J4301.00009

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

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Box-type lantern w/ covered chimney (11½

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