Slide set: The lighthouse keeper (story: Bamforth & Co., 18 slides, 1893)

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Slide 1

Slide 2

'I wish you wouldn't go out to-night, father'

Slide 3

'Is there going to be a storm, father,' she asked anxiously

Slide 4**

She laid her hand beseechingly upon his arm, and he looked down upon her for a moment

Slide 5

Old Dowland sat mending nets, and Hessel sat down by his side

Slide 6

Stronger grew the temptation, and weaker the memory of his promise

Slide 7

Soon he was in his accustomed place at 'The Anchor Inn'

Slide 8

Deeper and deeper he drank of the fiery liquid

Slide 9

In the lonely lighthouse Mary sat watching the gathering storm

Slide 10

With a sinking heart she turned and closed the door

Slide 11

'Father!' she cried, 'it is quite dark, and the lamps are not lighted,' but he was too drunk to understand

Slide 12

Seizing a glass of water from the table, she held it eagerly to his lips

Slide 13

'O God! what will become of the poor men who are on the water to-night'

Slide 14

The rough wind howled round the desolate lighthouse

Slide 15

She heard footsteps outside; an awful horror held her in rigid grasp

Slide 16**

She pointed silently to the sleeping form in the armchair

Slide 17**

Roused by the noise of their entrance, Hessel rose and stood like a man in a dream

Slide 18**

One of the men drew the covering from the statuesque face

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1893-1914 (item ref. 571)

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 468)

in stock of E.G. Wood, 1912 (item ref. 1636)

in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

story

Date of first manufacture

1893

Reading or song

‘Ruth Elliott’, ‘The lighthouse keeper’ in Auriel and other stories (1883)

Collections

4 slides known to exist in private collection

18 slides known to exist in private collection

Subject keywords

social issues – physical disability
social issues – alcohol / temperance

Lucerna ID 3002117

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 4 May 2024

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Slide set: The lighthouse keeper (story: Bamforth & Co., 18 slides, 1893)