Magic lantern set effects slide (Man and lions)

London/United Kingdom, 20th Century

ACMI Collection

Object
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Magic lantern set effects slide with wooden frame. By sliding the effects slide, a man fights between two lions set against a black background. Made by Lawler, 161 Strand, London. ‘91’ written in pencil on wooden frame. Cream tape has been adhered to the edge of the sliding section.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

23 June 2023

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

Production places
London/United Kingdom
Production dates
20th Century

Appears in

Group of items

Mechanical magic lantern slides

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

R0007988

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C01 → Panel A7

Measurements

100 x 235 x 8mm (open); 100 x 193 x 8mm (closed)

Object Types

3D Object

Glass slide/Pictorial

Materials

wood, glass, ink, metal

Collected

1 times

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