Text: Illustrated Catalogue of Magic Lanterns: Plain and Artistically colored Views. Sciopticon, Stereopticons (Chicago: McIntosh Battery and Optical Company, c.1890)

Publication details

Type of text

catalogue

Format

244 pages, paperback

Dimensions

width 14 cm (5.5 inches), height 21 cm (8.3 inches)

Publication

Chicago, U.S.A.: McIntosh Battery and Optical Company, c.1890 (earliest possible: 1889)

Main language(s)

English

Web link

Full Text at Media History Digital Library

Notes

Catalogue of lanterns and accessories for projection. Also contains advise for lecturers on how to use the lantern.

(Pages 1-92). Pages 93-240 are dedicated to lantern slide sets.

Dating based on letters of praise (the latest from Nov 1889).

Subject keywords

catalogue lists – lantern hardware

catalogue lists – slides

Lucerna ID 4009856

Record created by Sarah Dellmann. Last updated 12 September 2016

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Text: Illustrated Catalogue of Magic Lanterns: Plain and Artistically colored Views. Sciopticon, Stereopticons (Chicago: McIntosh Battery and Optical Company, c.1890)