Milligan's Society lantern

Milligan's Society lantern

Projector

Charles T. Milligan

Maker
American, ca. 1890s–1930s

Milligan's Society lantern

ca. 1878
Metal, glass, and cloth
Overall: 12 3/4 × 6 3/4 × 18 1/2 in., 11.9 lb. (32.4 × 17.1 × 47 cm, 5.4 kg)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.1101.0003
DescriptionJappaned-black, rectangular, magic lantern projector with an acromatic objective lens, cloth bellow, slide carrier, 4 inch condensor lens, three wick oil lamp, reflector, guide rails, lamp house and chimney.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on lens on front of projector: POWER New York 831 / Inscribed in white on left side of projector: 78:1101:3 / Embossed in silver on product label on back of projector: C.T. MILLIGAN MANUFACTURER PHILA. PA. / Inscribed in white on right side of projector: 78:1101:3 / Embossed in brass on wick advancment knobs inside lamp house: DOUBLE TUBE · SUN HINGE · PAT. APRIL 1863

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