Catalogue of stereopticons, dissolving view apparatus, magic lanterns : and list of over 3000 carefully selected views for the illustration of subjects of popular interest. (1867)

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26 McAllister, Optician, 49 Nassau St., New Yoke. MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS E1JLARGED FROM NATURE .-$2.75 per Slide. These are not Paintings, but exact Photographs from the objects themselves. The Human Louse. The Sheep's Tick. The Crab Louse. Hunting Spider. The Bed-bug. Parasite of Chicken. The Flea. The Common Mosquito. The Fly. Eye of Fly. Proboscis of Fly. Sting of Bee. DISSOLVING VIEWS. Photographed from fine engravings, selected and executed with great care, so as to produce a charming effect in Dissolving. Tliese cannot be used with a single Lantern, as it requires a pair of Dissolving Lan- terns, or Stereopticons, to produce the Dissolving effect. THE FOLLOWING ARE IN 8ETS OP TWO SLIDES EACH : $5.50 per set Christmas Eve In Camp—Christmas Eve at Home (2 slides). American Patriot's Dream—Soldier asleep by the Camp fire, and a vision of bis home and family appears in the clouds (2 slides). Vase of Flowers in Bud—changes to Vase of Flowers in Bloom (2 slides). Flower Pieces—Dahlias und Roses—Astor and Poppies (2 slides). Fruit Pieces—Grapes—Currants (2 slides). Coin and Abel Sacrificing—Cain's Sacrifice Rejected (2 slides). Passage of the Isaelites Through the Red Sea—Destruction of Pharaoh's Host (2 slides). Noah Building the Ark—Receiving advice from above (2 slides). Noah's Sacrifice—Appearance of the Rainbow (2 slides). Saul Visits the Witch of Endor—the Witch Raising Samuel (2 slides). Death-Bed of the Righteous (John Wesley's last moments occupied in Praying,) and Death-Bed of the Wicked (Richelieu's last moments occupied in Card-Playing (2 slides). English Bull-Dogs, and English Sheep (2 slides). Rowing with the Tide—Rowing against the Tide—Two Lovers in a Boat (2 slides). The Enemy at his Hiding Place—The Enemy at the Door (2 slides). He who marries does well—He who does not marry does better (2 slides). • The Evening Star and the Morning Star (2 slides). The Pets (2 slides). Temptation and Perdition (2 slides). Castle of Drachenfels on the Rhine—Summer—Winter (2 slides). Windsor Castle, England—Day—Moonlight (2 slides). Conway Castle, England—Day—Moonlight (2 slides). Isola Bella, Italy—Day—Moonlight (2 slides). Castle of Chillon on Lake Geneva—Day—Winter—Moonlight View (2 slides). The Water Mill in the Alps—Winter and Summer (2 slides). Backwoods Settlement—The First Beginning—The Increase (2 slides). Grace before Meat—Grace after Meat (2 slides). Expectation—Satisfaction (2 slides). Old Woman Reading—changes to Old Woman fteeling (2 slides). St. Peters and the Castle of St. Angelo, Rome—Day—Night (2 slides). Life near the North Pole—Day—Night, with Aurora (2 slides). The Emancipation Proclamation. Before the Proclamation is represented by a slave, with a sad, mournful countenance. After the Proclamation shows the Bame face, with a broad grin, displaying a fine set of ivories. Taken from life (2 slides). THE FOLLOWING ABE IN SETS OF THREE SLIDES EACH : $8.25 per set. Fort Snmter—In Peace—Moonlight Effect—On Fire during the Bombardment (3 slides). The Brave Drummer Boy and his Father—Both enlist in the Army, fight, and are mortally wounded, and die together on the field of battle (3 slides). Tonng Rebels—Shooting a Prisoner—Defeated—Forced under Uncle Sam's Rule (children In mischief discovered and punished by their mother) (3 slides). Courtship and Marriage—(3 slides)—The First. Meeting—The Declaration—The Consequences. Courtship for the Second Wile—Ghost of the First Wife appears and creates the utmost conster- nation (3 slides). The Hopeful Bride—The Happy Mother-Tha Mourning Widow (3 slides). Bay of Naples, and Mount Vesuvius—Day—Night—and Eruption (3 slides).