Triunial or triple lantern (magic or optical lantern, n.d.)

Type of hardware

Nation of origin

unknown

Date of first manufacture

unknown

Examples of this hardware

Appleton's triple lantern (triunial or triple lantern, R.J. Appleton & Co., 1880s)
'Docwra' triple lantern (triunial or triple lantern, W.C. Hughes, 1888)
'Grand' triple lantern (triunial or triple lantern, W.C. Hughes, 1880s)
'Malden' triple lantern (triunial or triple lantern, J.H. Steward, n.d.)
Trinopticon (triunial or triple lantern, J.H. Steward, n.d.)
Trinoptric lantern (triunial or triple lantern, n.d.)

Dimensions

unknown

Production

Original retail price

unknown

References

Lewis Wright, ‘Apparatus for scientific demonstration’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), p. 5

John Barnes, ‘The Barnes Museum: catalogue excerpts’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), p. 6

‘Glossary’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 15

‘Magic lantern miscellany’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), pp. 12-13

‘Michael Smith and his triunial magic lantern’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), pp. 7-9

Dennis Crompton and Tony Dugdale, ‘Scene on board’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), pp. 8-10

Illustrations in

‘Magic lantern miscellany’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), 12-13
Dennis Crompton and Tony Dugdale, ‘Scene on board’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), 8-10

Lucerna ID 2000017

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 9 May 2019

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Triunial or triple lantern (magic or optical lantern, n.d.)