The Banham Family Magic Lantern Collection

'Mother's Grave' Maker unknown; 2 slides, (7 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 inches)

'The Village Choir' Maker unknown; 2 slides,( 7 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 inches)

'Bowdon Church' Maker unknown; 2 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 ...

'Children riding elephant' Maker unknown; 2 slides,(6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches) [children riding elephant]; [children falling from elephant]

'Watermill' Maker unknown; 2 slides, 7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) [summer]; [winter]

'The Enchanted Castle' [Isle of Man slides 12/13] York & Son, London; 2 slides,( 7 x 4 x 3/8 inches)

'Napoleon on St Helena' Maker unknown; 2 slides,( 7 x 4 3/8 x 3/8 inches) [Napoleon views troops]; [Napoleon views sea]

'Country cottage' Noakes & Son, Greenwich; 3 slides, (6 7/8 x 4 x 3/8 inches except where shown) [day], [twilight], [night]

'Snow, carol singers arrive' (6 7/8 x 4 x 1/2 inches, single slip

'Castel Sant'Angelo' Carpenter & Westley, London, 2 slides,( 6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches) [day], [fireworks]

'Shipwreck', slides 1&2: Maker unknown, (6 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 inches) slide 3: Newton & Co., (7 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 inches) [day], [night], [lightning]

'Hovering Angels' Maker unknown, 2 slides, (7 x 4 3/8 x 3/8 inches) [child asleep], [angels appear]

'Naples - the Bay and Mount Vesuvius' Isaac Knott, Liverpool, 2 slides, (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 3/8 inches) [day], [night]

'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]

'Country cottage' Maker unknown, 2 slides, (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) [summer], [winter]

'Country cottage' Newton & Co., London, 2 slides, (6 7/8 x 4 x 3/8 inches) [summer], [winter]

'Country cottages' Maker unknown, 2 slides, (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) [summer], [winter]

'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...

'Mosque of Omar' Maker unknown; 3 slides, (7 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 inches) [day], [night], [lamps]

'Watermill, North Devon' [wheel rotates] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), single rack together with 'Watermill by day' [wheel rotates] Make...

'Watermill' [two figures move across image, mill door opens and closes] Maker unknown (9 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 inches), triple slip

Slide 3, 'Watermill lighted up' [moon and reflections on water appear] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), single rack

Four Photographic effect slides, comprising 'Photographic effect slide 11'[star] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) 'Photographic effect slide 51'...

'Moonlight effect for lighted house' [moon and reflection on water appear, water moves] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/4 x 5/8 inches), single slip with s...

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

'Fountain shimmer effect' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 1/2 inches), single rack

'T'he Soldier's Dream' W.C. Hughes, London; 5 slides from a set of at least 5. Standard 3¼-inch slides mounted in wooden frames,(7 x 4½ x ⅜ inches)

'Dan Dabberton's Dream ' York & Son, London; 3 slides from a set of 18. Standard 3¼-inch slides mounted in wooden frames, (7 x 4½ x ⅜ inches)

'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

'Mine buildings' [winding wheel rotates] Milliken & Lawley, London (7 x 4 x 1/2 inches), single

'Fishbowl' [fish move in both directions] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), double rack

'Man swallowing rats' [jaw and rat move] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 inches), single rack with pivoting glass

'Man swallowing rat' [jaw and rat move] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 inches), single rack with pivoting glass

'Cat chasing mice on dinner table' Maker unknown (6 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 inches), single rack

'Swan changes from black to white' [polarising effect] Maker unknown (7 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 inches), single rack *Notes- Many University students were ...

'Beehive' [two sets of bees counter-rotate] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 1/2 inches), double rack

'Fountain' [water shimmers] Maker unknown (7 x 4 3/8 x 5/8 inches), double rack

'Chameleon' [changes colour] Maker unknown (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 inches), single rack

'Rembrandt's Mill' [mill sails rotate] Maker unknown (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches), single rack

'Generals transform into asses' Maker unknown (7 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 inches), single rack

WITHDRAWN LOT 'Windmill' [lacks moving parts]Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), single rack

'Eclipse de lune partielle et totale' Ynigo [France?], (30 x 12 x 1.3cm), single rack.

'Rolling Sea' [sea moves, birds circle] Carpenter & Westley, London (6 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 5/8 inches), single rack

'The Blanket Bag' Walter Tyler, London; 2 slides, (7 x 4½ x ⅜ inches) Single slide - 'Man sitting in sleeping bag in Alpine landscape' Rackwork e...

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks (9 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 inches) *Notes- These are the first to be produced to this design. Two discs of geometr...

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks (9 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 inches)

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks. (9 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 inches)

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks (9 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 inches)

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks (9 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 1/2 inches)

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks (9 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 inches)

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks (9 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 inches)

Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks (9 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 inches)

WITHDRAWN LOT Chromatrope or Artificial Fireworks(9 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 inches)