The Banham Family Magic Lantern Collection

'Country scene with curtain effect' [blind rises to reveal countryside] W.C. Hughes, London (7 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 3/4 inches), double roller mechanism

'Sailing ship at anchor' [rowing boat leaves ship, another boat rises and falls in water] Maker unknown (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 inches), single slip ...

'Seascape' [waves and boats undulate] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 inches), double cam

'Skeleton falls apart' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip *Notes- Ever since the first magic lantern shows over three hundred years ...

'Butler frightened by skeleton' [skeleton appears, arms move, crockery falls] Maker unknown (6 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 inches), double slip

'Lady's head turns to skull' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip

'Evils of drink' [skeleton appears to man drinking from bowl] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip

'Death on horseback' [two black slides move to reveal figure] Maker unknown (6 3/4 x 4 x 3/8 inches), double slip

'Skeleton juggling head' Maker unknown (7 1/4 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip

Slide 3, 'Skeleton juggling skulls' [three skulls appear and disappear in many combinations] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 5/8 inches), triple slip

'Skeleton juggling its head' [skull and arm move, legs move randomly with spring levers] Maker unknown (6 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 inches), single lever ...

'Churchyard Ghost' (Maker unknown; 2 slides, 7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) [churchyard scene], single; [effect of man frightened by ghost], single slip

'Skeleton with and without nightshirt and cap' Maker unknown;(9¾ x 4½ x ½ inches) single slip slide.

'Skeleton in grave' [lid of tomb opens and skeleton appears] Maker unknown (7 x 4 3/8 x 3/8 inches), single lever

'Demons effect' [eight demons rotate to show one at a time] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 1/2 inches), single rack

Slide 5,'Ship on fire' Cox, 22 Skinner Street, London (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) Slide 7,' Survivors on raft' Cox, 22 Skinner Street, London (7 x 4 x 3/...

Slide 14, 'Ship on fire' W.E. & F. Newton, London (6 1/2 x 4 x 3/8 inches) Slide 15, 'Survivors on raft' W.E. & F. Newton, London (6 1/2 x 4 x 3/8...

'Ship in storm' [ship rolls in waves] Maker unknown (7 x 4 3/8 x 5/8 inches), single lever Slide 5,' Ship on fire' [ship rocks side to side] Maker...

'Ship in full sail' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) 'Ship on fire' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches) 'Lifeboat to the rescue' Maker unknown (6...

'Star effect' [star appears and disappears] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 inches), single lever Slide 14, 'Ship in storm' [ship rolls in heavy se...

'Shipwreck' W C Hughes, London (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 inches) 'Shipwreck Survivors on raft' Issac Knott, Liverpool ( 7 x 4 1/4 x 3/8 inches ) 'Sea Bat...

Slide 70, 'Eddystone Lighthouse' W.E. & F. Newton, London (61/2 x 4 x 3/8 inches) 'Needles Rocks' [waves undulate] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/4 inch...

'Lifeboat and shipwreck rescue' [lifeboat rocks up and down] Maker unknown (7 x 4 5/8 x 3/8 inches), single lever

'Sailing ship leaving Dover' [ship slides across left to right] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), single slip

'Ship leaving Port, ' Maker unknown; 8¼ x 4⅜ x ¾ inches, single slip.

'Lifeboat in sea' [oars move in two planes, waves undulate]Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), single lever with double action

'Ship sailing towards rocks' [ship moves across, waves undulate] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 inches), cam mechanism and single slip

'Ship sailing towards rocks' [ship moves across, waves undulate] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 inches), cam mechanism and single slip

'Ship rolling in sea' [ship rocks, waves undulate separately] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 7/8 inches), cam mechanism

'Raft leaving burning ship' [raft moves from behind ship to leave image] W.C. Hughes, London (9 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 inches), single slip

'Fire on ship effect' [flames/smoke rotates, slip reveals more flames] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 inches), single rack with single slip

'Ship on Fire' Carpenter & Westley, London (7 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 inches), single slip

'Wrecked ship's hull in waves' Maker unknown (6 1/2 x4 1/4 x 3/8 inches)

'Rough Sea passage' W.C. Hughes, London; 3 slides, ( 7 x 4⅜ x ⅜ inches). Lever slide - cabin interior rocks side to side Single static slide - s...

Classical scenes in moonlight Three slides from a longer series. Single hand-painted glass slides, bound by paper strips without frames, 5 1/2 x 5...

Coastal views Five slides from a longer series. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames with unusual format, 6 1/8 x 5 3/8 x 3/8 inches ...

Comic puns Eleven slides, probably from a longer series. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, 6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches. Maker unkn...

Compendium of Astronomy Set of nine slides. Single rackwork slides in wooden frames 6 7/8 (8 3/4 over handles) x 3 3/4 x 5/8 inches, with original...

Dreamland Three slides from a larger set Single 3 1/4 x 4 inch slides mounted in wooden frames 6 7/8 x 4 x 3/8 inches. Made by Henry W. Taunt, Ox...

'Hop O' My Thumb' Set of eight slides. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches). Made by Carpenter & Westle...

'Industry and Idleness' Five slides from a set of twelve based on the series of engravings by William Hogarth. Single hand-painted glass slides in...

'Jack and the Bean Stalk' Six slides from a set of (probably) eight. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames 6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches...

'John Gilpin's Ride to Ware' Set of eight slides Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches). 'Dunscombe, Bristol', st...

'Kasperl' Set of six slides Single glass slides with black silhouette images in wooden frames, (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches). Maker unknown, probably Briti...

'The Magician's Cave' Set of two slides Slipping and lever slide with rackwork effect for dissolving. Newton & Co., London, dimensions as shown. '...

Nursery rhymes Twenty slides from a set of (probably) twenty-four Single hand-painted 3 1/4 inch square glass slides, mounted in wooden frames (7 ...

Old London Group of eight slides, probably by the same maker. Single mostly hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, 6 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 inches...

'The Old Man and the Ass' Set of six slides. Single hand-painted glass slides, mounted in wooden frames (7 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 inches). Maker unknown, p...

Original artwork for a comical slide set Set of five original pencil/ink and watercolour drawings for slide set. Paper mounted onto glass sheets, ...

'The Overland Route to India' Six slides from a set of at least nine, probably twelve. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, (7 x 4 1...

'Panorama of a Fashionable Wedding' Set of three long slides. Hand-painted glass slides in long wooden frames, for sequential projection right to ...

'Pussy's Road to Ruin' Set of twelve slides. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, 6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches. Made by Carpenter & W...

'Pussy's Road to Ruin' Set of 12 slides. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, 6 1/2 x 4 x 3/8 inches. Made by Newton & Co., 3 Fleet...

'The Robbers'Set of nine slides.Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, (6 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 3/8) inches.Maker unknown, probably British. B...

'Rock of Ages' Set of twelve slides. Single hand-coloured glass slides in wooden frames, (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches). Maker unknown. Slide four is missin...

'Rule Britannia' Nine slides assembled from different sources. Single hand-coloured glass slides in wooden frames, various dimensions as shown. Va...

'Scenes in China' Tens slides from a set of at least twelve, plus an additional slide by another maker. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden...

'Shadows', after C.H. Bennett Group of four slides, probably from a larger set, based on Bennett's 1860 print series 'Shadow and Substance'. Singl...

'Sketches by David Roberts' Group of four slides, probably from a larger set. Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames, (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x ...

'The Star in the East' Seven slides assembled from different sources Single hand-painted glass slides in wooden frames. Makers and dimensions as s...