Slide change for magic lantern
Object
Slide Change
Production date
1850=1920
Object number
1991.806
Physical Description
This is a wood and brass slide change for a magic lantern. It would have been used to hold the glass slide to be slotted into the magic lantern. A light was shone through the glass slide to project the image. There is a circular maker's mark showing the magic lantern's model name, 'Eclipse', patented by R.H. Beard.
Material
Wood
Brass
Dimension
Height (Whole): 280mm
Width (Whole): 113mm
Depth (Whole): 20mm
Width (Whole): 113mm
Depth (Whole): 20mm
On display?
No