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

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154 MCINTOSH BATTERY AND OPTICAL CO., CHICAGO, ILL., U. S. A. a Two mariners cast upon a rocky coast, discover a ship in the distance at day-dawn. b Morning advances, and the ship approaches. 14 Abou Ben Adhem. Two Slides. With Poem $3 00 a The first appearance of the Angel. b The second appearance of the Angel. 15 Star of Bethlehem. Two Slides $3 00 a Wise Men of the East journeying toward Jerusalem. b The Son of Man appears in a radiant light. 16 The Magic Bouquet. Two Slides S3 00 a The Flowers in Bud. b The Flowers in Full Bloom. 17 Falls of Niagara. Two Slides S3 00 a General View of Falls in Summer. b A Beautiful Rainbow appears in the mist. 18 Highlander’s Dream of Home. Two Slides S3 00 a A Highland Soldier asleep by his camp fire. b A Vision of Home ap- pears above the fire. 19 Birth of Venus. Two Slides S3 00 a Flying Cupids announce the coming of Venus. b The beauteous Venus is born of the Ocean’s foam. 20 Washington’s Tomb. Two Slides S3 00 a Tomb of Washington, at Mount Vernon, on the Potomac. b The Spirit of Washing- ton appears within the Tomb. 21 Washington’s Dream. Two Slides. S3 00 a Falls asleep over his war map at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. b Beholds a vision of America’s future pros- perity. 22 American Soldier’s Dream of Home. Two Slides S3 00 a Asleep by the camp fire. b A vision of home ap- pears in the smoke of the fire. 23 Napoleon. Two Slides S3 00 a Powerful at the head of his army. b Powerless on the barren rock at St. Helena. 24 White and Red Roses. Two Slides. S3 00 a White Rose, emblematic of Purity. b Red Rose and Cupid with bow, emblems of Love. 25 The Bachelor’s Rev- erie. Two Slides.. S3 00 a The Bachelor indulges in a twilight Reverie. b A vision of his first love appears. 26 Mosque of Omar. Two Slides S3 00 a Mosqae of Omar. Jeru- salem by day. b The Mosque illuminated by night. 27 Westminster Abbey, London. Two Slides S3 00 a The magnificent Abbey by daylight. b The illuminated Abbey by moonlight. 28 Storm in the Rocky Mountains. Two Slides S3 00 a A lofty peak at mid- night. Storm Raging. b Lightning strikes the peak, rending the rocks asunder. 29 Faust and Margue- rite. Two Slides.. S3 00 a Faust in his Laboratory tempted by Mephis- topheles. 6 Flames dart from Mephistopheles’ lamp and vision of Margue- rite appears. 30 Look not upon the Wine when it is Red. (Very good.) Two Slides S3 00 a A Beautiful Girl in all the abandon of the dance, wine cup in hand. b A Hideous Skeleton con- tinues the dance, a ser- pent creeping from the cup (Proverbs xxiii, 31). 31 Good Morning. Two Slides S3 00 a The window of a pala- tial mansion, with shutters closed. b Shutters fly open and reveal a fair face and figure. 32 A Dream of Immor- tality. Two Slides. S3 00 a A Beautiful Lady lies dreaming upon a couch. b Angels place a crown upon the sleeper’s brow. 33 The Protecting Scout. Two Slides. S3 00 a A defenseless Woman and Children attacked by Indians. b Appearance of the Pro- tecting Scout. 34 The Wood Nymph’s Bath. Two Slides. S3 00 a An embowered lake in the forest, by moon- light. b A Wood Nymph, upon a couch of lilies, floats upon the waters. 35 The Handwriting on the Wall. Two Slides S3 00 aBeshazzarin the midst of a Bacchanalian Revel. b Daniel reads the words “Mene, Mene, Tekei Upharsin.” 36 The Flight of Aurora and her Train. ^ Two Slides S3 a A gorgeous mass of rosy clouds. b Aurora followed D X. Apollo, and a Host oi Goddesses. (Remark ably Fine.) 37 The Little Foxes’ Retreat. Two wv Slides S 3 0 O a Trunk of an old hollo* tree, in which is a large hole. b Three saucy-looking little foxes peep out oi the hole. 38 The Sculptor’s Dream. Five Slides. (Immensely Popu- ^ lar) $5 ^ a Studio. Sculptor ing. Richly colored* 3 in. * b The Cymbal Player- (Statuary.) c Apollo. (Statuary.) d Flying Mercury “ e Flora. 39 Magic Pictures in Artists’ Studio. ^ nn Four Slides S6 VJ a Empty Frame on Ease* in Artists’ Studio. b Portrait of U. S. Grant, c Portrait of A. Lincoln- . d Stuart's Portrait V. Washington, a PP^f e successively in frame Other suitable pictures nij> be adapted for dissolving with frame. n 40 a First Interview betwe®£ Anthony and Cieo patra. b Cleopatra’s Galley. f c The F6te at Court oi Cleopatra. a 41 a Warranted Sound an Kind. . b The Owner has no in* ther use for the Horse. 42 a The Love Tap at tne Window. . b The Summons swered. , 43 a The Puppies’ Kennel" The Birds’ Song. . b The Puppies’ Kennel" The Puppies appear. 44 a The Fish Story-1 ne Fish. b The Fish Story—Tne St0ry * , Tuck 45 a The Policeman s Luc* —The Soft Snap. k b The Policeman’s Luc —The Dead Give-away - 46 a An Enviable Position. b An Unenviable Position. 47 a American Landscape- Summer. . b American Landscape Winter. _ 48 a The Volunteer’s Depart ure—Civil War. b The Volunteer’s Return —Civil War.