Toy lantern slides

Germany, c. 1900

Ernst Plank, Germany, c. 1930

Object On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Works in this group

Toy magic lantern slide (Cats and dogs in hats)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Five children)

Germany, c. 1900

Toy magic lantern slide (Five figures)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Four animals in clothes)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Four Cartoon People)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Four dogs in hats)

Germany, c. 1900

Toy magic lantern slide (Four people with rabbits)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Gnomes in umbrellas on water)

Germany, c. 1900

Toy magic lantern slide (Hunters)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Little Red Riding Hood)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (People riding animals and unicycle)

Germany, c. 1900

Toy magic lantern slide (Silly faces)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Snow day)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic lantern slide (Snow White with prince)

Germany, c. 1930

Toy magic latern slide (Snow White)

Germany, c. 1930

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

The Empire Magic Lantern Outfit

Production places
Germany
Production dates
c. 1900

Appears in

Group of items

Magic lantern slides

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion

Collected

1 times

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