Slide set: A trap to catch a sunbeam (story: York & Son, 15 slides, in/before 1888)
York & Son, England
in stock of W.C. Hughes, dates unknown
in stock of J. Brandon Medland, 1889
in stock of Riley Brothers, 1890-1914 (item ref. 288)
in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891
in stock of E.G. Wood, 1894 (item ref. 1384)
in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898
in stock of Newton & Co., 1899-1912 (item ref. IC)
in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 459)
in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913
in stock of Church Army, 1913 (item ref. LM 11)
in stock of Ivens & Co., 1913
Matilda Mackarness, A trap to catch a sunbeam (London: Crosby Lockwood & Co., 1887)
YORK, Frederick (1823-1903) – slide 13
The slide titles in the Newton catalogue are longer than those in Ivens, but appear to describe the same scenes, though Slide 3 is described as an Effect in the Newton list. It's possible there were two different versions of this set.
14 slides known to exist in private collection
15 slides in The Hecht Collection: Screen Archive South East (University of Brighton)
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 20 August 2024
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