Slide set: Christmas in Paradise (story: Bamforth & Co., 26 slides, 1893)

Set details Slide listing References to this set

Descriptive data for this set (listed below slide images)

Slide 1

Slide 2

At one end is the Eden Arms spirit vaults

Slide 3

Such sights hourly present themselves inside of the Eden Arms

Slide 4

Fighting, tearing, and blaspheming, they continue the fight until one is struck senseless

Slide 5

'Do take 'em, Sir, they're the last I have'

Slide 6

''E aint a bloke,' replied Tommy; ''e's a guv'ner'

Slide 7

'Good-night, slinkin' Bill,' was Tommy's only response as he 'moved on'

Slide 8

As he crept along in the rain and mist he was endeavouring to solve a problem

Slide 9

'You never turns me out when I got any money, does yer?'

Slide 10

'And now I wants threepennorth, and let me have it hot'

Slide 11

Paddling through the water with his bare feet the little fellow entered

Slide 12

So he sat quite still and cried silently, though bitterly

Slide 13**

Slide 14**

The demon of an overmastering appetite whispered to her, 'You've got enough for threepennorth

Slide 15**

The threepennorth was consumed, and poor Tommy's last hope of a breakfast was gone

Slide 16**

'Never mind, Mammy,' he said, 'I'm going to a grand place'

Slide 17**

'O Jem!' she said. 'my lad's rare and bad, will you lend me sixpence?'

Slide 18

Despite her kind attentions, Wee Tommy slowly grew worse

Slide 19**

'Why, Wee Tommy,' said Mr. Morley, 'what's the matter?'

Slide 20**

The little cellar was transformed into a place of comparative comfort

Slide 21**

He whispered to her in tones of entreaty and tenderness with his dying lips

Slide 22**

'For the last two years I've took 'em tracts, and talked to 'em both teetotal and religion'

Slide 23**

The mission was inaugurated by a tea -- followed by a meeting

Slide 24**

'May the blessing of Christmas-tide be upon you?' said Mr. Morley, as he begun to address them

Slide 25**

'Eight year ago I signed teetotal, and then I got to Chapel, and the blessed Jesus, He saved me'

Slide 26

'I'm Wee Tommy's mother.' she began, and Mr. Morley knows how bad I was, 'but now I love Jesus'

** 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. 570)

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 148)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 367)

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 484)

in stock of Church Army, 1913 (item ref. LM 13)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

story

Date of first manufacture

1893

Reading or song

John Colwell, Christmas in Paradise (London: Wesleyan Conference Office, n.d.)

Events where this set was shown

[Magic lantern service] (lantern service, London Colney, Hertfordshire, England, 13 April 1896)

People appearing in slides

BAMFORTH, Mrs Martha (1843-1894) – slide 23

Collections

14 slides known to exist in private collection

24 slides known to exist in private collection

Lucerna ID 3000883

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 14 March 2024

Search for another slide set Print this record

How to cite this record: all the information in Lucerna is freely available for use for any legal non-commercial purpose. If you use any of the information or any images from this page, please credit Lucerna in the following (or an equivalent) style:

Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource, lucerna.exeter.ac.uk, item 3000883. Accessed 16 April 2024.

All Lucerna data is published in good faith as the latest known version of the information, but without any guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. If you can correct or add to our information, or supply any images, please Contact us.

Using images from Lucerna: all the digital images on the Lucerna site are available to use for any legal non-commercial purpose, free of charge, if you acknowledge their source and include any copyright statement as it appears under the image. The images are relatively low-resolution, and not intended for print reproduction or projection. If you need a higher-resolution version of the image(s) on this page, please Contact us to ask about availability.

LUCERNA – the Magic Lantern Web Resource

Slide set: Christmas in Paradise (story: Bamforth & Co., 26 slides, 1893)