Magic Lantern

Object detail

Accession number

1964.242

Maker

W C Hughes and Company

Description

Magic lantern, meths vapour lighting medium, attached to a 2" board. Brass camera lens with telescopic sections. Base is screwed to a spring-loaded plate with a circular hole in centre. Top most segment has two screws, lens rim contains hinged lens cap. Lens twists against segments

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Tin
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass
Processed Material/Glass

Credit Line

W C Hughes and Company. Magic Lantern, 1964.242. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Projector Projector, Lantern Slide Tools & Equipment for Communication Visual Communication T&E Visual Communication Devices

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Visual Technology Communications Technology

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