Magic Lanterns & Slides
The magic lantern is an early form of slide projector using a focusing lens and light source to project an image. The images are on glass and either hand-painted, lithographed or photographic.
The earliest forms of magic lanterns appeared in the 1400′s and through development they were transformed into the lanterns we recognise today. Because of their age, unlike other forms of collectible photographica, it is impossible to say [...] Click here to continue reading.