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

26 SPECIALLY PERFECTED CHEMICAL OIL. 50 PER CENT. BETTER LIGHT. The majority of people who purchase Lanterns know nothing whatever about what kind or quality of Oil to get. They go to a shop and get any- thing that is given them, and the result is dissatisfection. Paraffine Oils is what most people ask for and they take whatever is given them. There are many qualities of even Paraffine Oil, and many other preparations which give an infinitely better light than even the best of these. We sell a special refined Luxor Oil mixed with certain proportions of chemicals which give a most beautiful white light, the clearest and strongest attainable. A clergyman writing to us states : “I have tried every kind of oil pos- sible, but I find your special preparation enables me to get 50 per cent, better light.” This gentleman pays carriage over 200 miles in addition to the price of the oil itself. They blame the Lantern for what is really the fault of the Oil. But even the best Oil sold can be far more improved by the admixture with it of certain chemicals in proper proportion, which not only tends to reduce the smell of the Oil but to give a much greater brilliancy of light. We have given this matter special study, and have bottled up specially prepared Chemical Oil to sell in bottles at 6d., is., and 2s. 6d. each, postage 4^d. extra, or 5s. per gallon including can, sent per rail unpaid. Every person purchasing a Lantern should, and doubtless will, buy also a bottle of this Oil. COLOURED LITHOGRAPHIC SLIDES. BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED. The nearest approach to colored Photographic Slides of an3rthing yet made, and actually mistaken by many persons for such, give a splendidly clear picture, and as now manufactured and finished by an improved process, bringing them up to the highest standard of excellence. Over 50,000 dozen of these slides were sold last season. PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS PER SET. Red Riding Hood. New this season. (Copyright.) 1 Red Riding Hood helping her mother 2 Her grandmother giving her a red cloak 3 The red cloak admired 4 Packing up some things for grandmother 5 Red Riding Hood meets the wolf 6 Red Riding Hood wishing the wolf goodbye 7 The wolf in grandmother’s cottage 8 Red Riding Hood approaching her grand- mother’s cottage 9 Red Riding Hood speaking to her grand- mother 10 Red Riding Hood taking soup to the bedside 11 The woodman to the rescue 12 Death of the wolf Overland Route to India- New this season. (Copyright.) Copied by special permission from P. & O. pencillings by the Peninsular & Oriental Steamship Company. 1 P. and 0 . steamer off Tilbury 2 Going on board 3 Pilot leaving the ship off the Isle of Wight 4 The Brindisi Express, Victoria Station 5 Cairo 6 On the open sea 7 Arrival at Gibraltar 8 Lace sellers at Malta 9 Port Said; steamer entering Suez Canal 10 Suez Canal, with town in the distance 11 A hot night in the Red Sea 12 An afternoon on deck Aladdin. New this season. Series No. 2. 1 Aladdin enters the cave ^ 2 Aladdin discovers the lamp 3 Aladdin shows the silver dish to a jeweller 4 The procession of slaves 5 The genie of the lamp appears to the - widow Mustafa ^ 6 The widow Mustafa and the Sultan 7 Aladdin goes to the Palace 8 Arrival at the Palace 9 Arrival of the Princess at Aladdin’s Palace 10 New lamps for old 11 The genie carries Aladdin to Africa 12 Death of the magician