Toy magic lantern projector.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tin, Brass, Glass
Measurements
245 x 190 x 93 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525179
Summary
Toy magic lantern projector. The unit is a red tin box with a brass mounted lens and a chimney. A side door gives access to the oil lamp which has a glass shield. Slides are inserted behind the lens unit. There are no markings to identify the manufacturer.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986