The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular (1877)

Record Details:

Title:
The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular
Date:
1877
Publisher:
Philadelphia, J. A. Moore
Volume:
The sciopticon manual, explaining lantern projection in general, and the sciopticon apparatus in paricular
Leaf #:
000157
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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148 SCIOPTICON MANUAL. Having the only dancing skeleton in America, and that well enveloped in mystery, is quite different from having the apparatus explained in print, and offered for sale at $30. THE DANCE OF THE WITCHES. — Paper witches are put into the cell (Fig. 35) and the picture of a cauldron is drawn upon its outer face. This cell is filled with water, which, with the floating witches, is made to circulate about the pot by means of pipettes with rubber bulbs, reminding us of the scene in Mac- " Eoundabout the cauldron go ; In the poisoned entrails throw, — Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." THE BEEHIVE. — Upon the fixed glass, a beehive and shrubbery are artistically drawn and colored. Two disks of glass covered thickly with figures of bees on the wing are revolved in opposite directions, presenting upon the screen a very lively appearance. THE AQUARIUM. — Upon the fixed glass, an aquarium with dark background is drawn, while fish are made to appear as swimming back and forth, passing and repas- sing each other, by revolving in opposite directions, the disks upon which they are painted. THE FOUNTAIN. — The appearance of a fountain in full play is produced by revolving over the face of the pic- ture disks of glass covered with crinkles. THE ROCK OF AGES. — A dark and stormy sky, and the waves dashing against a stone cross (the Rock of Ages),