Dissolving views (part 2)

These British photographic hand tinted magic lantern slides measure 3.25 inches (8,2 cm) square and probably date from the 1890s. They show Westminster Abbey, London.

A three part dissolving view of a picturesque landscape with a watermill. The circular pictures are fitted in wooden frames.

War and Peace. Two completely different scenes at the same location. The images are from the original illustrations by the famous French printmaker and book illustrator Gustave Dore. Fitted in a wooden frame, marked 'Dissolving Views, a. War, Dore.' and 'Dissolving Views, b. Peace, Dore.'
A fine pair of hand coloured dissolving view magic lantern slides, showing: 'No 1. Roses in Full Bloom' and 'No 2. Roses Withered'. The slides measure 3 1/4" x 4" (10 x 8 cm).

Excellent hand painted three slide dissolve set of Eddystone Lighthouse, celebrated in folk ballads and seamen's lore. The lighthouse is standing on the Eddystone Rocks, 14 miles off Plymouth, England, in the English Channel. The slides are labelled 'day' ,'night' and 'storm'. They were made by the famous London slide maker Newton and Co, 3 Fleet street, London. The 3 1/4" slides are set in Mahogany frames measuring 7" x 4".

Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England, seen during the day and at night. English hand painted dissolve set of two 'day and night' slides, dating from the end of the 19th century. Mounted in a wooden frame, 7" x 4" (18 x 10 cm).
Beautiful 'day and night' dissolve set of St Peter's Church - Rome, #1 Day and #2 Night. Mounted in a wooden frame, 6 7/8" 4" (17.5 x 10 cm).
Nice hand painted dissolve slides of the Changing Seasons, set in mahogany frames measuring 19 x 11 cm.
Eiffel Tower, Paris. Two hand tinted photographic slides, made by W.C. Hughes, London. They measure 7 x 4.5 inches (18 x 11.5 cm) and date from the 1890s.
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