Magic Lantern

Magic Lantern

Projector

A. Molteni

Maker
French, active ca. 1875

Magic Lantern

Carbon-arc Projection Lamphouse


ca. 1895
Metal, glass, wood, water and carbon
Overall: 16 1/2 × 9 × 19 1/4 in. (41.9 × 22.9 × 48.9 cm)
1990.0673.0001
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, carbon-arc lamphouse with water-filled, spherical, glass condenser and conical, brass tube mounted on wood for projection through the Lumiére Cinématographe.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on brass plate on door on right side of lamphouse: A. MOLTENI 44 Rue du Château d'Eau PARIS

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