Nassau Optical Lantern

Nassau Optical Lantern

Projector

T. H. McAllister

Maker
American

Nassau Optical Lantern

ca. 1911
Metal and glass
Overall: 8 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 13 in., 6.2 lb. (22.2 × 13.3 × 33 cm, 2.8 kg)
DescriptionSilver, rectangular, magic lantern slide projector with 1.5 inch projection lens, 4 inch condensor lens, cloth bellow, oil basin and no lamp house. The projector can illuminate a slide up to 8 feet away.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on top of projector: T.H. McALLISTER. M'F'C OPTICIAN, NEW YORK. / Inscribed in white on top of projector: 78:1668:3 / Engraved in silver on lens on front of projector: 2

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