Summary
Illustrated catalogue for Noakes and Norman, makers of lantern slide projectors, motion picture projectors and accessories. As well as apparatus for sale, it includes charges for the hire of lantern slides, magic lanterns and the provision of entire magic lantern shows.
This catalogue is part of the Francis Collection of pre-cinematic apparatus and ephemera, acquired by the Australian and Victorian Governments in 1975. David Francis was the curator of the National Film and Sound Archive of the British Film Institute as well as being a co-founder of the Museum of the Moving Image in London, which was operational between 1988 and 1999.
Description of Content
Catalogue gives description of apparatus and contains many images. It includes charges for the hire of magic lanterns, their slides and also for providing entire magic lantern shows.
Physical Description
Paper catalogue with faded blue paper cover. Title page includes image of a triunial magic lantern. Catalogue gives description of apparatus and contains many images.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI), Mr David Francis, by Nov 1990
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Distributor
Noakes & Norman, Nelson Street, Greenwich, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1897
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Collector
Mr David Francis, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1990
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Inscriptions
Title: Noakes & Norman's/Illustrated Catalogue/of/Lanterns/Cinematographs/And Every Description of/Accessory Apparatus.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
142 mm (Width), 4 mm (Depth), 240 mm (Height)
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References
[Book] Robinson, David, et al. 2001. Encyclopaedia of the Magic Lantern., 2001, 210 Pages
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