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Slide set: The comet and the earth: a comical catastrophe (story: Henry W. Taunt, 8 slides, in/before 1889)

Descriptive data for this set (listed below slide images)
Show
Slide 1


no image available
Slide 2
Nearer and nearer he comes
Slide 3
Smash! through the earth
Slide 4


no image available
Slide 5
He sets to work to sew the earth together
Slide 6
And paste up the cracks
Slide 7
Touches up the boundaries
Slide 8
And goes on his way satisfied
Other related organisations

in stock of J. Brandon Medland, 1889

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

Main type of image
drawing / painting / print
Main usage of set
story
Date of first manufacture
unknown  (latest possible 1889)
Reading or song

Henry W. Taunt, ‘The comet and the earth: a serio comic story’ in Lantern readings original and selected

Notes

The slide titles here are taken from the reading; those in the Medland catalogue are worded slightly differently, but describe the same subjects.

Collections

6 slides known to exist in private collection

Lucerna ID  3006410

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 31 May 2024

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