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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 An -in advertence abortive - attempt to divide magic lanterns into categories. Common magic lanterns Special magic lanterns Very special magic lanterns Several sorts of magic lanterns  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. 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. Episcopes and epidiascopes An epi(dia)scope is a magic lantern that is able to project (also) opaque images and three-dimensional objects.  Filmstrip
lanternsFrom c. 1890 some magic lanterns were produced for the use of translucent celluloid filmstrips. 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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magic lanterns The Youth's Companion Perry Mason's Ideal Magic Lantern as a premium for the readers of a widely read American youth magazine.  A complete
magic lantern outfitThe perfect birthday present for father and son, around 1900. 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).  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 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.  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
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Germany: Gebrüder Bing G.B.N or B.W. Georg Carette & Co. G.C.Co.N. 
Max Dannhorn M.D.Johann Falk J.F. Ernst Plank E.P. Jean Schoenner S.N. or J.S. France: Louis Aubert Lapierre Great Brittan: W. Butcher & Sons W.C. Hughes Newton & Co. Perken, Son & Rayment. (Optimus)  Walter Tyler Ensign Ltd. W. Watson & Sons USA: McAllister Miscellaneous. Various manufacturers and suppliers, England. Various manufacturers and suppliers, Germany. Various manufacturers and suppliers, France. Various manufacturers and suppliers, Rest of Europe. Various manufacturers and suppliers, U.S.A. Various manufacturers and suppliers, Various and unknown. |
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Miscellaneous 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. 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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