Lot 170
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Magic Lantern projector in original box with matching box used to store slides.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$200 -
300
Price Realized
$189
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Magic Lantern projector in original box with matching box used to store slides.
Magic lantern projector. Germany: Wiener Flachbrenner, n.d. Overall approx. 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. brass magic lantern projector on wood base (general signs of use, minor soil, slight lean to oil tank); 14 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. paper-covered wood box, printed label to lid, trilingual instructions affixed to interior (wear to edges, scuffs).
[With:] Magic lantern box. Germany: E.P., n.d. 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. paper-covered wood box with printed label (minor wear at edges).
[Also with:] BALZER, Richard. Optical Amusements: Magic Lanterns and Other Transforming Images. A Catalog of Popular Entertainments. [Massachusetts]: Richard Balzer, 1987. 4to. Illustrated. Original illustrated wrappers.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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