Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

377

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

9

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Glass lenses and slide; metal lens casings, burner, lamp base, lens support, chimney and shell; wooden box lined with paper, metal and cloth "holders"; painted images; cloth wick

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

17,2 cm

Largeur

10,2 cm

Hauteur

17,6 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Photographie

Catégorie

Images photographiques

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

Inconnu

Fonction

TO THROW AN IMAGE ON A SURFACE SO IT CAN BE VIEWED. THE LIGHT CREATED BY THE LAMP PROJECTS A STILL IMAGE (ON A GLASS SLIDE) THROUGH A LENS AND ONTO A SCREEN FOR VIEWING.

Technique

This popular nineteenth-century toy-like instrument evolved into a modern lecturer's aid to project photographic slides ( 2) p. 277)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

On outside of box (on label): a rectangular octagon with "J.S." printed inside and a star and winged wheel above these letters, "TRADE-MARK" printed above actagon, "FABRIK-MARKE" below. "LATERNA MAGICA MAGIC LANTERN LANTERNE MAGIQUE" on label, and "No. 377" handwritten

Manque

No oil

Fini

Lamp base, chimney top, shell trim, burner, lens casings are brass plated metal; wooden base is stained dark brown and black; chimney painted black; shell is painted red with black and gilt; statue on lens support is copper(?) plated metal; slides are painted in colour with black border; box covered in burgandy leatherette (?)

Décoration

On base: a carved statue of a bearded man with a leaf-topped pedestal from his waist down (he is "holding up" lens support) Inside box: lining paper is bordered with gold coloured trim