Hall's illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, dissolving lanterns, and stereopticons : for societies, parlor entertainment, panoramas, and public exhibitions. (1873?)

Record Details:

Title:
Hall's illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, dissolving lanterns, and stereopticons : for societies, parlor entertainment, panoramas, and public exhibitions.
Date:
1873?
Publisher:
T. Hall, Boston
Volume:
Hall's illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, dissolving lanterns, and stereopticons : for societies, parlor entertainment, panoramas, and public exhibitions.
Leaf #:
00071
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Winterthur Museum Library
Sponsor:
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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Directions how to Operate Hail's Photo-opiicon. Owing- to the high cost of the Photo-opticon, slides, &c, we frequently let them to Societies, Sabbath Schools, &c, and also for Private Exhibition. We ordinarily send from fifty to sixty slides, selected from our Catalogue by the party hiring. If the exact subjects are not at the moment procurable, we then substitute others answering as nearly as possible to the description given, it being impracticable to always keep all of the required pictures on hand. This number of pictures affords a good hour and a half's entertain- ment, and more than this when accompanied by a descriptive lecture. The instrument, together with sheet, rope, and all necessary apparatus, we forward securely packed in a trunk, so as to be safely sent by express. We would wish to impress upon all parties using one of these instruments the necessity of carefully repacking. The cost of ex- pressage, both ways, is, of course, payable by the party hiring. We always recommend using the instrument behind the screen, as it then only requires placing at a few feet distance, and the operator