Illustrated Catalogue Of Magic Lanterns (after November 1889, probably 1890)

Record Details:

Title:
Illustrated Catalogue Of Magic Lanterns
Date:
after November 1889, probably 1890
Publisher:
Chicago, Il: McIntosh Battery and Optical Company Co.
Volume:
Illustrated Catalogue Of Magic Lanterns
Leaf #:
0003
Language:
English
Collection:
Magic Lantern and Lantern Slide Catalog
Format:
Catalogs
Contributor:
Toverlantaarnmuseum Scheveningen (TOMU)
Sponsor:
A Million Pictures
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Illustrated catalog of magic lanterns (sciopticons and stereopticons) and lantern slides of American producer and vendor McIntosh Battery & Optical Company in Chicago, Ills, US. Next to the apparatus, a description of its use is included in some sections, especially with respect to the working of light (Pages 1-92). Pages 93-240 are dedicated to lantern slide sets. Subjects covered by the lantern slides reach from instruction on electricity to geography, Christian religion, American History, fairy tales and more. To learn more about Magic Lanterns and Slides, visit the Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource at http://slides.uni-trier.de/ .
Date Added:
April 04, 2024
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THE WORLD’S INDUSTRIAL -A-isrio C&tlott Centennial ^Exposition* GEI^FIBIGAJFE OB AWAI^D dr. ^zccinBrTOSE:, UNITED STATES, FOE SOLAS MICROSCOPES AND OPTICAL INSTBUIEMTS, Sc. MMIPILOmA WF MtBMWB In accordance with Act of Congress, approved February 10, 1883. New Orleans, May 30, 1883. S. H. BUCK, Director General. GUS A. BREAUX, Chairman E. RICHARDSON, President. Committee of Awards. The above Diploma of Honor was awarded us by the Bureau of Education m addition to the Gold Medal Award from the Exposition Judges. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1889, By McIntosh battery and optical company, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.