owner: LIVINGSTONE, Dr David (1813-1873)
length 40 cm (15.7 inches); width 16 cm (6.3 inches); height 35.5 cm (14 inches)
(all dimensions are nominal; individual examples may have varied slightly from these values).
No manufacturer's marks survive, but it resembles Carpenter & Westley's improved phantasmagoria lantern. The uppermost part of the chimney and the original lamp are missing. It was found by Reverend D. MacDonald, a Church of Scotland missionary.
Record created by Mary Borgo. Last updated 4 April 2017
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