Summary
Slide - part of a set of two used to produce a dissovling effect in a magic lantern show.
During a show, two projectors were angled together on a wooden support so that the images from each projector fell on the same point on a screen. This allowed for the 'dissolving' of one image into another using the fan shaped device, for example, this scene in winter becomes a scene in summer. The fan shaped shutter was used to achieve the dissolving effect.
Description of Content
Depicts a mountainous winter scene with snow covered buildings and a man standing in the foreground beside a canal.
Physical Description
Single lantern slide, comprising circular hand-coloured print on glass, with black mask, mounted in rectangular wooden frame. Part of a set of 2 dissolving views.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI), Mr David Francis, by Nov 1990
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Manufacturer
Newton & Co., London, England, Great Britain, 1858-1899 (probably 1880s)
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Collector
Mr David Francis, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1990
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Format
Lantern Slide, Wooden Framed - Single Image, Colour
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Type of item
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Dimensions
175 mm (Width), 8 mm (Depth), 96 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
9 mm (Length), 175 mm (Width), 96 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Arch Bridges, Buildings, Canals, Castles, Magic Lanterns, Masonry Arch Bridges, Mountains, Projector Accessories, Snow, Winter, Lantern Slides
