Hand painted magic lantern slipping slide ‘Le Nez d’Arlequin’ -‘ The Harlequin’s Nose’ or ‘Punch with Long Nose’ with wooden frame. Manufactured by E.Mazo, Paris. By moving the slipping slide, a harlequin’s nose grows longer and three small children appear on the tip. The words ‘Punch’s Long Nose’ is etched vertically in to the glass plate.
Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 February 2026
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
AEO179654
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C01 → Panel B8
Measurements
101 x 179 x 7mm
Object Types
3D Object
Glass slide/Pictorial
Materials
wood, glass, ink, metal