File F3786 - Magic lantern projector and glass slides [ca. 1885?]

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F3786

Title

Magic lantern projector and glass slides [ca. 1885?]

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  • [ca. 1885?] (Creation)

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1 magic lantern projector, 7 mounting frames, 24 glass slides.

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(1835-1925)

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Kerosene-fuelled magic lantern projector [possibly made by John Browning of The Strand, London circa 1885], 7 wooden mounting frames for use in projector, 24 glass slides [some of Melbourne, circa 1890s?].
Glass slides are mostly colour and 8 x 8 cm, supplied titles in square brackets:

  1. [Lantern slide, with drawing of a rooster, undated]. --
  2. [Lantern slide, with illustration depicting a cat peeping over table at rats eating a cake, undated]. --
  3. [Lantern slide with text of 'Rule, Britannia' by James Thomson, undated]. --
  4. [Lantern slide, with illustration of sparrows, undated]. --
  5. [Two brown treecreepers perched on a chopped tree trunk fixed to a base, undated]. --
  6. [Carnations, undated]. --
  7. [Carnations, undated]. --
  8. [Carnations, undated]. --
  9. [View of the Upper Ward towards the northwest, with George IV gateway at the extreme left, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, undated]. --
  10. [View of unidentified building, road in foreground, unidentified location, undated]. --
  11. [Lantern slide, with illustration of a castle by a river, showing a boat in the foreground and a bridge, trees and bird flying in background, undated]. --
  12. [Sculpture, bust of woman, undated]. --
  13. St Kilda foreshore, Melbourne, [ca. 1914?]. --
  14. [View of unidentified street, unidentified location, c1900 - ?]. --
  15. Railway Buildings, Spencer Street, [Melbourne, undated]. --
  16. [View of trams on tram track, Melbourne, undated]. --
  17. Botanic Gardens [with view of Government House from lake, Melbourne, undated]. --
  18. Coburg gardens, [Melbourne, undated]. --
  19. Camberwell, TH GDNS [gardens?], [Our Lady of Victories in background, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, undated]. --
  20. [View of Place de la Bastille with Colonne de Juillet at centre, Paris, undated]. --
  21. Blank slide. --
  22. [Four hand painted scenes].

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Unrestricted access.

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Pre-1955 photographs: copyright expired.

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  • English

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Alma MMS ID

991010369269703131

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Revised

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Revised, Linda Justo, 17-Aug-2021. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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