Magic Lantern

Magic Lantern

Projector

Jean Schoenner

Maker
German, active 1870s

Magic Lantern

ca. 1880
Metal and glass
Overall: 19 1/2 × 12 × 9 1/2 in. (49.5 × 30.5 × 24.1 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionRed and black, rectangular postcard projector with projection lens and chimney.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on plate above lens: J S MADE IN GERMANY / Written in blue on tag: 36 / Written in white on back of projector: 778.21 A198

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