Noakes quadruple lantern (quadruple lantern, D. Noakes & Son, 1890s)

Type of hardware

quadruple lantern

Related organisations

manufacturer: D. Noakes & Son

Nation of origin

England

Date of first manufacture

1890s

Dimensions

unknown

Production

single example made

Original retail price

probably never offered for sale

References

John Betjeman and David Robinson, ‘John Betjeman visits Mr Noakes’ in NMLJ 8.3 (December 1998)

John Kennedy Melling, ‘The Noakes family and the 'Noakesoscope'’ in NMLJ 10.1 (Autumn 2005)

Mike Smith, ‘On the trail of the Noakesoscope’ in NMLJ 10.6 (Autumn 2010)

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 210

Richard Crangle, ‘The Noakes 'Quad': found at last!’ in Magic Lantern 30 (March 2022)

Notes

Only one single example of this lantern is known to have been built.

Lucerna ID 2000100

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 23 January 2020

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