The Banham Family Magic Lantern Collection

'Hearts-Content Bay, Newfoundland' Newton & Co., London (6 1/2 x 4 x 3/8 inches) *Notes- This is probably an image of The 'Great Eastern'

'The Prince Regent' painted on mica Maker unknown (5 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 3/8 inches)

'Woman with parasol in boat' W.C. Hughes, London (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches)

'Girl with watering can' W.C. Hughes, London (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) (3)

A portrait of the Duke of Wellington.

A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte.

'Harlequin jumps out of bottle' Maker unknown (6 3/4 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip

'Magician conjures up devil' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip

Slide 283, 'Magic Lantern show' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip

'The Town in Silent Slumber - Night' [angel carrying child moves across night sky] Maker unknown (11 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 3/4 inches), single slip

'Angel effect for Ora Pro Nobis' [angel carrying child moves across black sky] Maker unknown (11 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 5/8 inches), single slip

'Clown juggling with his head' [head(s) and arms move in various permutations] Maker unknown (7 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 inches), triple slip

'Witch blowing fire under cauldron' [creatures appear above cauldron] Maker unknown (10 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 inches), single slip

'Giant's head transformation' Maker unknown (7 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches), single slip

Stolen items hidden in a whalebone crinoline cage, 7 x 4 inches. This unusual slide was illustrated in 'Crinoline' by Brian May and Denis Pellerin...

'Chinese man cuts off his own head' Maker unknown (9 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 inches)

'Tumbling Clown' [legs move to three different positions] (6 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches), double slip

'Cook attacked by goose' (25 x 12 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1866'

'Girl skipping' (21.5 x 11 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1859'

'Man with bouquets turning to rats' (21.5 x 9.5 x 0.8cm)

'Goat eating cabbage' [goat's head moves up and down] (21.5 x 9.5 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1869'

'Man with dog jumping through hoop' (21.5 x 11 x 1cm)

Girl in red dress skipping, an early 'Desh' type with double brass lever,8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

'Girl shaking hands with dog' (16.3 x 9.5 x 1cm)

'Shoemaker at work' (21.5 x 9.5 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1863'

'Scotsman juggling balls' (21.7 x 11 x 0.9cm), signed 'Desch 1859'

'Chinese man juggling knives' [arms move, knives appear and disappear] Maker unknown, probably French (21 x 10 x 0.9 inches), single lever

'Juggler' [arms move, knives appear and disappear] Horne & Thornthwaite, London (8 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches), single lever

'Man raises hat to lady' [arm and hat move independently of each other] (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches), double lever

A group of four long slides. Single hand-painted long slides with panoramic or sequential images, wood-framed in various different configurations....

'Six marching policemen' Maker unknown (14 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 1/4 inches)

'Row of eleven faces' Maker unknown (8 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches)

Five comic panoramic long slides, comprising, 'A group of people chasing pig' Maker unknown (13 1/4 x 4 x 1/4 inches) 'Hobby Horse procession' Mak...

Five comic panoramic long slides, comprising 'Group of people chasing dog' Maker unknown (15 1/8 x 4 x 1/4 inches) 'British sailors mistreating ...

Five comic panoramic long slides, comprising 'Runaway horses and carts' Maker unknown (17 7/8 x 4 x 1/4 inches) 'Dancing animals and people' Mak...

Five comic panoramic long slides, comprising 'People on horseback hunting stag' Maker unknown (18 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 1/4 inches) 'Procession or race ...

'Hammersmith Suspension Bridge' [succession of boats pass across image] Maker unknown (17 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single panoramic slip

'York Minster' [succession of silhouette figures pass across foreground] Maker unknown (17 1/8 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single panoramic slip

'Evening Scene in Kew Gardens' [succession of figures and boats pass across landscape] Maker unknown (15 1/8 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single panoramic s...

Five comic panoramic long slides, comprising 'Procession of people of various occupations' Maker unknown (16 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 1/4 inches) 'Group of...

Six comic panoramic long slides, comprising 'Comic figures' Maker unknown (16 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 3/8 inches) 'Manning the Navy' Maker unknown (18 5/8...

Three comic panoramic long slides, comprising 'Rural merrymaking' Maker unknown (17 x 3 7/8 x 1/4 inches) 'Witches and goblins' Maker unknown (1...

'Discovery of North Pole and what they did with it' Maker unknown (14 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 1/4 inches)

'People skating on frozen pond' Maker unknown (15 1/4 x 4 x 3/8 inches) *Notes- A comical representation of the Thames Frost Fairs.

'People skating on frozen pond' Maker unknown (14 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 inches), long single panoramic slip

'Three angels' Maker unknown (27.5 x 8.3 x 0.3cm) together with a mechanical carrier for long slides (Modern working reproduction, based on origin...

French silhouette long slides Group of 16 slides from various sets. Double glass sheets with paper edge binding strips Maker unknown, dimensions a...

'Storm in bay' W.R. Hill & Son, London; 2 slides, (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches)

'Taj Mahal' Noakes & Son, Greenwich; 3 slides,(7 x 4 x 3/8 inches)

'Carol singers' Maker unknown; 3 slides, (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 inches; slide 1 3/8 inch thick) [singers outside house], single; [snow effect], roller ...

'Country scene' Maker unknown; 3 slides, (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches) [summer], [winter], [night]

'Mill at Lamberis' Maker unknown; 3 slides, (6 1/2 x 4 x 3/8 inches) [summer], [winter], [night]

'Rome, Castel Sant'Angelo' E.H. Wilkie, London, 4 slides, (7 x 4 1/4 x 3/8 inches)

'Castel Sant'Angelo' W.C. Hughes, London; 3 slides, (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 inches) [day], [night], [fireworks]

'Alexandria Boat' W.C. Hughes, London, 2 slides, (7 x 4 3/8 x 5/8 inches) [rowing boat leaves ship], double slip; [smoke and moonlight on water ef...

'Serenade effect' [boat moves across water; woman appears on balcony] Maker unknown (8 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 inches), double slip

'Fountain' [water shimmers] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), double rack

'Fish tank' [fish move in both directions] W.C. Hughes, London (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), double

'Chinese musician' [expression changes] Franks, Manchester (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), single rack

'Pond with lilies' [fish move across] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 inches), single rack