OUR COLONIES SOUTH AFRICA
Magic Lantern Slide Set
1901-1910+ (made)
1901-1910+ (made)
| Place of origin |
1. box lid; square; cream card covered with white paper printed in blue to show an illustration of one of the slides and the title OUR COLONIES; 3¼ x 3¼; JUNIOR LECTURERS SERIES; SOUTH AFRICA ETC. On one side is a list of the slide titles.
2. box base; square; cream card covered with white paper.
3-9. photographic glass slides; coloured; bound around the edges with black paper; numbered 33;34;35;36;38;39;40 (no. 37 is missing; this is the one illustrated on the box lid). Each slide comprises two layers of glass; one with the photographic image and the other a cover glass.
The makers were known for PRIMUS ENGINEERING; a constructional toy consisting of a number of interchangeable parts of wood and metal.
2. box base; square; cream card covered with white paper.
3-9. photographic glass slides; coloured; bound around the edges with black paper; numbered 33;34;35;36;38;39;40 (no. 37 is missing; this is the one illustrated on the box lid). Each slide comprises two layers of glass; one with the photographic image and the other a cover glass.
The makers were known for PRIMUS ENGINEERING; a constructional toy consisting of a number of interchangeable parts of wood and metal.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Title | OUR COLONIES SOUTH AFRICA (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | glass, paper and card |
| Brief description | Magic Lantern Slides; English; 1901-10+ |
| Physical description | 1. box lid; square; cream card covered with white paper printed in blue to show an illustration of one of the slides and the title OUR COLONIES; 3¼ x 3¼; JUNIOR LECTURERS SERIES; SOUTH AFRICA ETC. On one side is a list of the slide titles. 2. box base; square; cream card covered with white paper. 3-9. photographic glass slides; coloured; bound around the edges with black paper; numbered 33;34;35;36;38;39;40 (no. 37 is missing; this is the one illustrated on the box lid). Each slide comprises two layers of glass; one with the photographic image and the other a cover glass. The makers were known for PRIMUS ENGINEERING; a constructional toy consisting of a number of interchangeable parts of wood and metal. |
| Dimensions | Height: box-9cm Width 2: 9cm Depth: 3.2cm |
| Object history | selected from a group being disposed of from Picture Library |
| Production | Made by: W Butcher & Sons, Ltd., Camera House, Farrington Avenue, London, E C |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.71:1-1995 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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