Sailing ships at sea; a man dreaming; other subjects. Coloured magic lantern slides.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
748222i
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Description

Coloured round slide of sailing ship by moonlight, "ship for fire effect"; coloured round slide of sailing ship by moonlight (as hulk after fire?); coloured round slide of sailing ship by daylight; coloured round slide of sailing ship by daylight with a second ship in front of it; coloured round magic lantern transformation slide of a man with a red nose asleep in a garden: a handle turns to show various insect like monsters passing before him and troubling his dreams (mount of City Sale & Exchange, London EC). In same package: slide of rectangular black and white photograph of ship in port labelled St Mary Scilly Isles, in wooden mount of Baker optician, 244 Holborn, opposite Day and Martins; slide of rectangular black and white photograph of building on hill, "15 German hospital".

Publication/Creation

London (London EC) : City Sale & Exchange, [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

7 photographs : transparencies, with watercolour ; mounts approximately 11.5 x 18 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 748222i

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