Wooden lantern
Projector
Unidentified
Maker
Wooden lantern
ca. 1895
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall: 13 1/4 × 7 7/8 × 20 in., 14.1 lb. (33.7 × 20 × 50.8 cm, 6.4 kg)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
DescriptionWooden, rectangular, magic lantern slide projector with Darlot lens, bellows, slide carrier, insulated lamp house, and chimney. The projector uses a two-wick kerosene lamp as a light source.
Inscriptions Engraved in brass on front of projector: Darlot Paris MADE IN FRANCE / Inscribed in white on back of projector: 77:415:242
