Original box for lantern slides
Gebrüder Bing
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard.
Measurements
164 mm (length); 155 mm (width); 30 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660828
Summary
An empty rectangular brown cardboard box with a removable lid. The box originally contained the lantern slides for an optical toy. A printed paper label stuck to the underside of the base of the box reads 'Made in Germany. Landschaften. Paysages. Landscapes'. The interior of the box is lined with a sheet of removable corrugated cardboard. Total number of items is 3.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr R. Beadsmoore in October 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
End of lid: 'Slides'
Makers and roles
Gebrüder Bing , maker