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A fine, late Victorian mahogany and brass magic lantern by Perken & Son of Hatton Garden, London.  This beautiful old projector was made under the ‘Optimus’ trademark which it registered in 1885.  It would have been used for projecting glass magic lantern slides in days long before the advent of cinema. Magic Lantern Projector, Old Projector, Magic Lantern Slides, Magic Lantern, Antique Shops, Projector, Advent, Over The Years, Lanterns

A fine, late Victorian mahogany and brass magic lantern by Perken & Son of Hatton Garden, London. This beautiful old projector was made under the ‘Optimus’ trademark which it registered in 1885. It would have been used for projecting glass magic lantern slides in days long before the advent of cinema.

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Magic Lanterns, various manufacturers England part 2 magic lantern enlarger Pollock Glasgow Mahogany, brass and tinplate magic lantern/enlarger with a maker's plate reading 'Pollock & Stewart, Opticians, 41 Renfield Street, Glasgow'. Starting from the ... Magic Lantern Projector, Vintage Film Projector, Slide Projector, Magic Illusions, The Projector, Antique Cameras, Magic Lantern, Lecture Notes, Electric Lamp

The magic lantern is one of the most important inventions of our history: it's the precursor of the film- and slide projector, of television, video and multimedia. For centuries it was a source of pleasure for young and old, poor and rich. A source of knowledge too for students and scientists. A device with a name sounding mysterious and romantic. The Laterna Magica, the magic lantern.

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1870 – Magic Lantern  The Magic Lantern was use to shoe picture to the public. Using a candle with pictures printed on a glass images where projected on to a wall or white screen. Teacher start to use this tool to show picture to student what they will not see on their text book. This tool evolved to a film and then in the future to a digital using a computer and a projector. Where teacher could do more than they will have done before. Magic Lantern Projector, Narrow Art, Website Moodboard, Magic Lantern Slides, Author Spotlight, Magic Lantern, Black And White Film, In The Shadows, Enjoy Nature

1870 – Magic Lantern The Magic Lantern was use to shoe picture to the public. Using a candle with pictures printed on a glass images where projected on to a wall or white screen. Teacher start to use this tool to show picture to student what they will not see on their text book. This tool evolved to a film and then in the future to a digital using a computer and a projector. Where teacher could do more than they will have done before.

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Nothing Elegant: The Magic of the Black Mirror and Other Optical Devices Golden Age Of Grotesque, Ghost Project, Paper Theatre, Rear Projection, Halloween Ball, Curiosity Cabinet, Magic Lantern, Real Ghosts, Camera Obscura

{A Claude Glass, or Black Mirror} My love for antique optical devices started with my discovery of the Stanhope, and it has snow-balled into a mini obsession. The Victorians certainly found clever ways to fulfill their need for visual stimulation with a plethora of odd optical toys and fascinating illusionary devices. The names of the devices alone are enough to make me giddy with intrigue. For example, doesn't the Black Mirror sound like something straight from Grimm's Fairy Tales? Despite…

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Magic lantern projector with s | Science Museum Group Collection Magic Lantern Projector, Horror Inspiration, Cheap Camera, No Children, Weird West, Eldritch Horror, Magic Lantern, Television Set, Material Science

Aubrey Franks set up his business as an optician and fine art dealer in King Street in about 1878. For several years, the specialty of the business was spectacles, but Aubrey soon began to make and sell other optical instruments, such as microscopes, telescopes and magic lanterns. In about 1881, the company acquired additional premises which gave it a commanding position at the corner of King Street and Deansgate. Seven years later, Aubrey took over his father Joseph's business on Market…

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