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Sorts of magic lanterns Special magic lanterns Accessories A division into manufacturers Miscellaneous |
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Sorts of magic lanterns |
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An attempt to divide magic lanterns into categories. Common magic lanterns Special magic lanterns Very special magic lanterns Several sorts of magic lanterns |
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 Cinematographs, movies on the magic
lanternManufacturers reacted to the rivalry of the motion picture by making magic lanterns that were able to show moving films too. |
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Biunials, double mahogany and brass magic
lanterns Genuine biunials are quite rare nowadays. They are much sought after by collectors and by every self-respecting modern lanternist. |
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Episcopes and
epidiascopes An epi(dia)scope is a magic lantern that is able to project (also) opaque images and three-dimensional objects. |
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 Filmstrip
lanternsFrom c. 1890 some magic lanterns were produced for the use of translucent celluloid filmstrips. |
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Ceramic Lanterns Ceramic lanterns are magic lanterns that have a ceramic body, mostly
decorated with colourful floral motives. Because of their vulnerability, they are very scarce nowadays.
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Special magic lanterns |
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The Youth's Companion
Perry Mason's Ideal Magic Lantern as a premium for the readers of a widely read American youth magazine. |
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 A complete
magic lantern outfitThe perfect birthday present for father and son, around 1900. |
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A Magic Lantern set, made by Ernst Plank, Germany This special version of Ernst Plank's 'Climax' for the U.S.A. and the United Kingdom was called the 'Brass Climax' (1890). |
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 Mickey Mouse Magic Lanterns.Mickey Mouse magic lantern outfit The British Ensign ltd produced this toy lantern and slides, based on the early Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies and feature-length cartoons. Mickey Mouse toy lantern outfit Actually the body is a common portable battery flashlight. An attachment transforms the torch into a magic lantern. |
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Accessories |
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Parts and accessories Besides his magic lantern and a good amount of slides, a lanternist in the nineteenth century needed a lot of other helpful articles when he had to illuminate a lecture with his lantern slides. |
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 Light in the
darknessFrom candle to electric bulb. Different light sources that have been used in the magic lantern. |
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A division into
manufacturers
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Miscellaneous |
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Gale Wollenberg, a modern magic lantern builder A magician by avocation, a tool maker by trade; Gale Wollenberg is the builder of many beautiful replica's of antique magic lanterns. |
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Build your own Laterna Magica A pre-punched cut out for a real working magic lantern with battery operated light source. |
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