Magic lantern slides made up of printed coloured images on round pices of glass mounted in a rectangular wood frame with a glue/resin. Frame has printed green label attached on one end noting ‘Patent Enamel Slides for the Magic Lantern, J Barnard & Son, Maker, London, Jack The Giant Killer. #’, the other end of slide has embossed text noting ‘B&S PATENT’.
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Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
Previously on display
23 February 2025
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
AEO178587
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C01 → Panel C6
Measurements
100 x 176 x 10mm each
Object Types
3D Object
Glass slide/Pictorial
Materials
glass, coloured enamel, wood