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 #:
00031
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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MCINTOSH BATTERY AND OPTICAL CO., CHICAGO, ILL., U. S. A. THE ROYAL PHOTO-OPTICON This magnificent instrument is superior to anything hereto- fore manufactured in the way of a Magic Lantern. The lantern body is solid brass, burned black; the doors, of which there are two to each lantern, are of bronze and highly ornamental, each door having a landscape thrown up in relief, bronzed. Every- thing about the lantern is of metal excepting the tilting-board. This board is in two parts, is of solid mahogany, very thick and strong, to which the lantern body is permanently attached. The large thumb-screw by which the lantern is elevated or depressed is made with three threads to the inch, so that one single turn of the large milled head makes quite a difference on the screen. The top of this lantern is hinged, and when thrown back, discloses the third light; this third light being designed