On this page you'll mainly find entirely new items. However nearly every day less important modifications and additions take place, which are not mentioned here explicitly. So have also a regular look at pages like Magic Lanterns by manufacturer...., catalogues, like the Junior Lecturer Series and the list of Manufacturers, importers and retailers, that are updated regularly. Other elder pages are regularly revised and if necessary renewed too.
Nov, 9 2011
 
Because of the large amount of items on this website it is sometimes difficult to find ones way through them. By changing and splitting the various welcome-pages I tried to achieve some improvement.

 
June, 13 2011
 
Mr. and Mrs. Brown's adventure with a Mouse
Some nice magic lantern slide sets from the story 'Die Maus oder Die gestörte Nachtruhe', written and illustrated by Wilhelm Busch. (also known as Mr. and Mrs Brown and the Mouse).

 
May, 3 2011
 
Decease of Willem Albert Wagenaar.
April, 28 2011 Father, dear Father, come Home with me now.
Temperance stories. The temperance movement was always willingly to use modern technology to achieve its aims and thus magic lantern slides and photography were put in when teaching the audience the evils of a licentious life.

 
 
April, 6 2011 E.P. Catalogue on magic lantern slides
from the 'Preisliste über optische, mechanische und elektrische Waaren 1903 Ernst Plank Nürnberg Germany (E.P.).

 
March, 31 2011 CAPI - Catalogus No. 40 van Lantaarnplaatjes, lichtbeelden op filmstrooken, enz.
Dutch catalogue on thousands of magic lantern slides and film strips a.s.o. sold by the well-known Nederlandsch Fototechnisch Bureau CAPI, branches in Amsterdam, The Hague, Groningen en Nijmegen. Film strips.

 
Feb, 28 2011 Lithophanes
A lithophane is a three dimensional image which is carved or moulded  in a thin translucent material and only can be viewed properly when lighted from behind.


 
Feb, 4 2010 Charles Barten, an enthusiastic collector, restorer and lanternist.
Charles shows us how to restore a dirty, rusty enlarger and how to reconstruct it to a splendid magic lantern for unusual slide formats.

 
Nov, 30 2010 A fabulous find in Second Life.
Second Life is a virtual world that is accessible on the Internet. I was very surprised to find there a good working magic lantern. A splendid bi-unial!

 
May, 4 2010 Birth and Death.
If you like it or not, every human life starts by birth and ends in death. A collection of magic lantern slides, a few concerning birth, much more concerning death.

 
Apr, 20 2010 How to Raise a Ghost
You think that ghosts don't exist. Perhaps you're right, but with a little help of the magic lantern.........

Added a second page describing another way to raise a ghost.
 
Dec, 18 2009 Masonic Slides.
During the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, every local post of any fraternal lodge like the Masons, owned a magic lantern and a collection of glass magic-lantern slides.


 
Dec, 10 2009 Damon and Pythias
The old Greek legend of Damon and Pythias symbolizes trust and loyalty in a true friendship.

 
Dec, 7 2009 The Pettibone Manufacturing Company.
The company that produced among other things two versions of the attractive 'New Improved Sciopticon with Revolving Disc'.

 
Dec, 3 2009 The Lord's prayer
A very special set of magic lantern slides illustrating the words of the best-known prayer in Christianity.

A new page added to the item
Merry Christmas.

A new set added to
Catalogue of all British T Series (Life of Moses)

 
Okt, 8 2009 Magic Lanterns, manufactured by
Victor Animatograph Co.


Pretty finds
in the field of magic lanterns. What was hidden on the bottom of the North Sea for such a long time, what happened at the phantom ship?

 
Sept, 3 2009 Two pages added to the item
Motto slides
Lantern slides carrying a short message or greeting, mainly used by the lanternist to welcome his audience or to say good-bye to them, but also to urge them to behave themselves.

 
Jun, 12 2009 After the Elfstedentocht
A poem by the Dutch author Willem Wilmink, illustrated by magic lantern slides.
Grandpa tells his story........

 
Feb, 10 2009 On the wild billows.....
ships, boats, a raft..... everything that floats on the water (but sometimes sinks).

 
Jan, 27 2009 The magic lantern in three dimensions.
Because of the relationship with the magic lantern almost every collector of magic lanterns has some stereoscopes in his collection.

 
Jan, 24 2009 De magie van the toverlantaarn (the miracle of the magic lantern)
On the occasion of a Dutch exhibition of magic lanterns the booklet 'De magie van de toverlantaarn' appeared, written by the webmaster and author of this site.

Jan, 24 2009 The navigation buttons and index pages are changed and extended. See also the Manual.

Jan, 22 2009 Manual
About the use of the navigation buttons and icons that allow you to surf through the pages. Study it once and you never have to miss anything of this site.
 
Jan, 18 2009 Living like Cat and Dog.
A collection of magic lantern slides depicting two animal species that always live like cat and dog: the cats and dogs. Our pets and sometimes our best friends.
 
   

 

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