Sciopticon (standard single lantern, L.J. Marcy, n.d.)

Type of hardware

standard single lantern

Related people

inventor: MARCY, L.J. (fl. 1860s-80s)

Related organisations

manufacturer: L.J. Marcy

Nation of origin

U.S.A.

Date of first manufacture

unknown

Dimensions

unknown

Production

unknown

Original retail price

unknown

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 273

John Barnes, ‘The Barnes Museum: catalogue excerpts’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), p. 5

T.C. Hepworth and J.H. Pepper (comp. Tony Dugdale), ‘A brief history of the lantern’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 4

‘Catalogue for the Exhibition’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 8

Hermann Hecht, ‘Some English magic lantern patents’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), pp. 4-5

‘Some illuminants’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 14

Illustration in

‘Catalogue for the Exhibition’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), 8

Lucerna ID 2000032

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 October 2011

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Sciopticon (standard single lantern, L.J. Marcy, n.d.)