A typical tin MAGIC LANTERNs
of the 1900's
RIGHT: A
REGULAR MAGIC LANTERN FOR GLASS SLIDES
LEFT: THE
HAND CRANK MADE IT A MOVIE PROJECTOR... (A small loop of 35mm film-and
the films were hand draw... but it is a beginning!)
The slide is made of glass :
quality rnages from very poor to excelent hand painted drawings. Used as
a toy before electricity:
The burner inside the lantern