Slide set: Street fire (effect: Riley Brothers, 5 slides, in/before 1894)
Riley Brothers, England
in stock of Riley Brothers, 1894-1905
in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. [DVE] 11)
The illustrated slides appear to be based on a photograph (the block of buildings which catch fire), with heavy overpainting to create the street scene and fire effects. Slide 4 was presumably a wood-framed mechanical slide, though the others are photographically produced standard glass slides.
The 1906 North of England Temperance League catalogue (assuming this is the same set) uses the title House on fire.
4 slides known to exist in private collection
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 April 2024
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