J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

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Kobinson Crusoe. SECOND SERIES. By permission of Messrs. F. Warm <Sr^ Co. These pictures are by a celebrated artist, and are so arranged that each slide shows two or three scenes, the centre picture being prominent, and the leading one and at the «ides or top divided as by a scroll and other scenes; thus in 12 slides giving equal to 36 pictures. 1 Crusoe begging his father to let him go to sea; Crusoe talking to the captain; the storm 2 Crusoe en the raft with provisions. The deserted wreck 3 Crusoe cutting notches on the pole on the shore; Leading the goat; On the cliff. 4 Crusoe at dinner; Walking on the sands ; Picking vegetables. 5 Crusoe having a sail; Hewing down trees; Ready to start. 6 Astonishment on the sands ; Milking goat; Looking out to sea 7 Friday kneeling to Crusoe; The savages slain ; The fire of the savages 8 Crusoe teaching Friday to read; Friday astonished at Crusoe’s shooting 9 Crusoe and Friday out hunting 10 Teaching the bear to dance 11 Exultation; a ship in sight. Cooking food; Crusoe dancing 12 Crusoeovercome with joy ; going onboard Eobinson Crusoe. OLD SERIES, NO. I. Quite different to series two, so that people can by taking both sets obtain 24 slides of this popular story. Should only one set be required, care should be taken to say first or second series. 1 The wreck 2 The raft 3 Crusoe and the goat 4 Crusoe and the turtles 5 Crusoe building a boat 6 The footprint in the sands 7 The Cave by Torchlight 8 Cruose asleep in a tree 9 Crusoe’s Illness 10 Rescuing Friday 11 The Fright of Friday 12 The Rescue of Friday Jack the Giant Killer. 1 The Giant Cormdran 2 Cormoran in a pit 3 Blunderbore finding Jack at the well 4 The Drowning Giant 5 The Giant striking the bed 6 Giant with the bowl of porridge 7 The Giant and Jack 8 The Giant and the Lady 9 Giant with two heads JO The Dimgeon II The Castle Gate .12 Jack’s reward 31 Old London and our Ancestors. This set of slides should betlie most popular ever brought out, and command an enormous sale. It shows London as it was during the 17th and 18th centuries, and pictures of our ancestors in those times. It cannot fail to be most interesting to every true Britisher, whether at home or abroad. 1 Old London Bridge, showing the wooden houses tliat were built across the bridge. Very picturesque. 2 Fi^t between Alsatians and Templars in Blackfriars. 3 The Mail Coaches starting from the Swan with two necks 4 The Frost Fair on the Thames when the the Thames was frozen over and a Fair was held thereon. 5 The Pillory and Stocks in London streets 6 Temple Bar 7 The Burning of Newgate during the Riots 8 The Link Boys of Old London and the Old Charlie Watchman 9 Old Cheapside 10 Execution Place, Smithfield 11 Marriage in the Fleet 12 A Coach stopped by Flighwaymen on Blackheath Pilgrim’s Progress. Old Series, No i. 1 The Title—Pilgrim’s Progress 2 Pilgrim bidding his family good bye 3 The three shining ones 4 Armed for the fray 5 Apoll}ron 6 Christian meets Faithful 7 Vanity Fair 8 The death of Faithful 9 The Pillar of Salt 10 The Castle of Despair 11 The Shepherds 12 The Journey’s end Cinderella. Old Series No i. 1 Cinderella lectured by her relations 2 Cinderella dressing her sisters for the ball 3 Cinderella in the kitchen 4 The Fairy Godmother 5 The Rat Trap 6 Cinderella entering the Coach 7 Arrival at the palace 8 The Prince waiting at the steps 9 In the Ball Room 10 The flight of Cinderella 11 Trying on the slipper 12 The Wedding The Jackdaw of Ebeims. 1 Title—The Jackdaw of Rheims 2 The Jackdaw on the Cardinal’s Chair 3 The Jackdaw hopping about 4 The little boys and the Cardinal