Magic Lantern Projector Box. Wood box with hook and eye latch. Top of the box has a colored label "Laterna Magica" showing a scene of a magic lantern show with women and children in attendance. The only man is near the projected image as if he is giving a lecture. Seal in the middle with the initials E.P. indicating this box is from Ernst Plank.

Magic Lantern Projector Box. Made to hold a larger projector such as 2022.08.218 or 2022.08.219. Large wood box with finger joints. One clasp on both ends of the box. Long split in the wooden top.

Georg Carette Nuremberg, 1885. Black and gold lacquered tin body. The wooden feet and pedestal are typical for Carette. The bended backdoor has a ring shaped handle to open it. In the front is an oval mark impressed with the type number '720' and the text 'GESETZLICH GESCHÜTZT'. Magic Lantern Projector

Ernst Plank oil lamp 'Magic Lantern' standard model.

An example of Walter Tyler’s Pattern Helioscopic Lantern, (patent circa 1890). The front lens has several extending parts, which makes it possible to use the lantern in a very large hall.

Large auditorium style magic lantern slide projector, later modified to be electric.

Magic lantern projector.

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. Four children playing instruments in a "parade". Orange boarder. 2.5" slide

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. Four men in a "parade" illustrating different occupations. Orange boarder. 2.5" slide.

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. Winter market scene. Orange boarder, 2.5" slide.

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. Scene of children playing in the winter snow. Orange boarder, 2" slide.

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. 5 figures dressed in Renissance Style. Green Border. 1.5" slide

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. Scene of a man, oxen, and a cart outside a village. 1.5" slide. Green Border

Magic Lantern Slide - green boarder, 4 landscapes in circles. From left to right: Yellow building with red roof; seaside landscape; yellow building and red roof with a road leading to it; yellow building red roof building at an angle. 1.5" slide

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. 7 figures. Green Border. 1.5" slide. Green Border

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. 8 figures. Green Border. 1.5" slide. Green Border

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. 6 figures. Green Border. 1.5" slide. Green Border

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. 5 figures. Green Border. 1.5" slide. Green Border

Magic Lantern Slide - green boarder, 4 landscapes in circles.

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. 5 figures. Green Border. 1.5" slide. Green Border

Panoramic Magic Lantern Slide. Illustrated scene of people running towards a train / locomotive.

Magic Lantern Slide. 4 animals. Left to right: Baboon / Monkey; Bison / Buffalo; Tiger; Donkey / Horse? Green Border. 1.5" slide.

Magic Lantern Slide incased in wood block. 5 illustrations of the same building at different angles.

Magic Lantern Slide. 5 illustrated portraits. Clowns and unflattering portraits. Last illustration is a duck (?) dressed in a bonnet. Wood Border. 1.75" slide.

Magic Lantern Slide. 5 illustrated portraits. First illustration is a horse dressed in a hat. Wood Border. 1.75" slide.

Ernst Plank, German Magic lantern Winter scene from L-R: man with a red jacket and a sack on his back going into a house, a woman in blue and red with a girl dressed in green and yellow, a boy dressed in blue with a woman dressed in green and red there is a woman in the middle walking toward them in white and yellow, a woman in red carries a baby / toddler wrapped in yellow in one arm and a pine branch in the other. Glass slide bordered in orange paper. Father Christmas knowing at the door.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern. Winter scene from L-R: A yellow house in the distance, a boy dressed in brown and blue and a girl dressed in a blue dress and hat have a snowball fight, next to them are two more children having a snowball fight the first boy wearing brown and blue the other wearing brown and yellow, next to them are two figures on the ice, a boy in blue and brown is pushing a seated woman in a sled-chair she wears a dress of red and yellow, on the far right overlooking the scene is a man dressed in red and his dog next to a wooden house. Glass slide is boarded in orange paper.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Parade scene, wooden floor with black background, from L-R: a boy in a red cap and red jacket riding on the back of a rabbit, a man in a red coat and blue top hat riding on the back of a pidgeon, man dressed in a military uniform rides on the back of a frog, and lastly, a man wearing brown with a pitchfork in his hand is riding the back of a rooster. Glass slide is bordered in orange paper

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Slide Landscape of four ships in the water. From L-R ship with four men dressed in red, ship facing right, ship facing left, two men in a row boat, costal city. Glass slide is bordered by orange paper.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern. Scene of the storks and babies L-R: A stork with a baby in its mouth about to drop a baby down the chimney, a stock in a top hat with a baby in a wheelbarrow, stork with a baby in a bucket sitting on the edge of a well, a stork and two babies in its nest. Glass lantern bordered in orange.

Magic Lantern - Glass slide is bordered by red paper 5 portraits of men and women from different cultures. L-R: Asian, African, Russian (?), unknown, unknown.

Magic Lantern glass slide boardered in orange paper Slide has black background, the number 10 in the upper left corner, there are five scenes encased in circles. From L-R A ship in the ocean on fire with a rowboat in the foreground, a man dressed like a jester / fool with a jester hat in yellow and a bat in one hand, a caricature of a Black man in a blue jacket and orange vest playing the banjo, a lighthouse on the rocks with a boat on the left, a man in a brown coat and hat lighting a pipe.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern. Portrait of 4 different individuals. L-R smiling man with white collared shirt red vest and blue apron (?) green hat, man facing right wearing blue coat pipe in his mouth, man in red vest and white collared shirt and green hat cigar in his mouth, woman facing left in brown and green with wide rimmed yellow hat with pink flowers Glass slide is boarded with orange paper

Magic Lantern glass slide boardered in orange paper Slide has black background, the number 7 in the upper left corner, there are five illustrated travel landscapes encased in circles. From L-R Village on a hill near the water, ruins waterfall and house, the Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Giza, Red setting sun, stairs in a cavern.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Parade scene, dirt ground with some greenery and black background, from L-R: a boy in a red cap and red jacket riding on the back of a rabbit with a ribbon in his hand, a man in a pink coat and blue top hat riding on the back of a raven / crow, man dressed in a military uniform rides on the back of a frog, and lastly, a man wearing brown with a pitchfork in his hand is riding the back of a rooster. Glass slide is bordered in orange paper

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Circus themed slide with different acts. From L-R: Man in blue jacket and white pants holding a whip with boquet of flowers next to him, a brown horse tolding a white piece of fabric in its mouth standing next to an unidentified green and yellow object, a man balancing on his stomach on a bucket wearing red shirt and white pants holding a hoop, a man wearing green pants with a matching green cap on his back breaking through a hoop with his legs. Glass slide is bordered with orange paper.

Magic Lantern glass slide boardered in orange paper The number 6 in the upper left corner, this is a Christmas slide played out in 5 scenes. From L-R: A man wearing brown coat and hat with a white beard, a sack over his shoulder and a Christmas tree over his other shoulder - presumably Father Winter, a candle lit Christmas tree, a mother in blue holding a baby in red interacting with a child in yellow, a young boy in red and blue sitting atop a rocking horse with a play sword in his hand, a young girl in red cooking at a stove.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Slide Landscape of four ships in the water. From L-R ship with four men dressed in red, ship facing right, ship facing left, two men in a row boat, costal city. Glass slide is bordered by orange paper.

Glass Magic Lantern Slide bordered in orange paper. On upper left corner is the number 5 Scene from the beach, similar scene to 2022.08.005 and 2022.08.014. From L-R: A woman and child on the beach pointing to 4 men on a row boat, a ship facing left, rowboat, and costal city.

Magic lantern glass slide bordered in orange paper. Black background with 5 caricature portraits from L-R: Man with a green striped jacket and white top hat, man in blue jacket with yellow buttons, man in a yellow jacket with blue bow tie and wearing a bowler, man in a green jacket with orange vest with a sunflower on his lapel in a yellow top hat, woman in a blue and white striped dress with pink bow and a straw and feather hat.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in orange paper. Black backgroun with 4 landscape scenes, each one is labeled 1-4. 1.) Desert scene, man with a camel standing in front of stone monument (Egyptian?) 2.) Snowy cabin scene 3.) Two people on a beach, a boat on the water in front of them. 4.) Another ocean scene, perhaps a volcano in the background, in the foreground there is a rowboat on the shore with a yellow house to the right.

Magic lantern glass slide bordered in pink paper. Long magic lantern slide shows the story of two African men hunting a tiger.

Magic lantern glass slide bordered in green paper. Black background with 4 scenes. Potentially a story?

Magic lantern glass slide bordered in green paper. Black background with four scenes telling a story of a man in green sitting in the middle of two women on a seesaw (or bench) and he breaks it which throws everyone to the ground.

Johann Falk - German Magic Lantern Slide bordered in orange paper. Black background with four scenes from L-R: a woman at a market (?) wearing a green dress holding a pig in one arm and a basket on the other, a man in a blue robe holding a baby, a woman in a red dress holding a yellow umbrella has a small white dog biting the bottom of her dress a man in blue and yellow in the background, a man in a yellow jacket smoking a pipe walking in a park.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Slide bordered in orange paper. Black background with four landscape scenes. From L-R: Chruch in the mountains a parade of people are walking towards it, a jungle scene with three people crossing a log, a European (?) building or church three people walking towards it, a costal scene with a volcano in the background.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Circus themed slide with different acts. From L-R: A girl in a green dress standing on the back of a black horse, man in blue jacket and white pants holding a whip with a brown horse tolding a white piece of fabric in its mouth, green jumping platform with a man in red and white holding a hoop on thr ground is a man with red and white with his feet through a hoop, a boy in red and white standing on the back of a white horse. Glass slide is bordered with orange paper.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern. Winter scene from L-R: A yellow house in the distance, a boy dressed in brown and blue and two more children having a snowball fight, next to them is a boy in green and purple is pushing a seated woman in a sled-chair she wears a dress of yellow and blue, then there is a black horse pulling a green sleigh with two women sitting in it, on the far right overlooking the scene is a man dressed in blue and his dog next to a wooden house. Glass slide is boarded in orange paper.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide. Glass slide is boarded in orange paper. Winter scene similar to Ernst Plank's (003 and 024) but by a different maker. From L-R: Children throwing snowballs at a snow man, next to then is a boy in brown pushing a woman in red in a sled chair, a brown dog and man in green with a pipe look on the scene.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide Black background, town scene.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Slide Landscape of four ships in the water. From L-R ship with three men dressed in red, ship facing right, ship facing left, two men in a row boat, costal city. Glass slide is bordered by orange paper.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in orange paper Black background with four landscapes. 1.) Church landscape 2.) Sailboat 3.) Windmill 4.) Wooden bridge over the water.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in orange paper Black background with four landscapes. 1.) European (?) city on the water 2.) Waterfall 3.) Arched stone bridges or aqueducts 4.) Path to a village near the water, mountains in the background.

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern Slide borded in orange paper Black background with four scenes; one is of a man on a statue the other three are buildings with orange roofs.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in yellow - orange paper. Black background with 4 scenes. L-R: Greek temple, snow (?) dusted building, a building at night, a wooden house with a running stream.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in green paper. Story called "The Monkey and the Shoemakers Boy" 4 scenes.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in green paper. Story of a boy and a dog in 4 scenes L-R: Boy spraying a dog with water, dog running after the boy, the dog biting the boy on his bottom, the boy being held by his father (?) bleeding from the bite (not graphic)

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper. Story of a boy falling in a barrel of honey in four (4) scenes.

Magic lantern glass slides bordered in green paper. Four (4) winter scenes L-R: Children sledding, children building a snowman, children having a snowball fight, children skating on ice.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in orange paper. 4 scenes of different sports, from L-R: Croquet, badminton, track / running, rugby (?)

German Ernst Plank Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in orange paper. Four scenes seemingly disjointed - L-R: Male street performer with a monkey, woman and a tiger on the back of an elephant, boy trying to build a barrel, the same boy with a barrel that has fallen apart.

Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern glass slide bordered in orange paper. Four (4) seemingly unrelated scenes: L-R: Two men playing chess with a spider coming down from a web between them, an owl playing a lute for 2 chameleons, man working on a machine, man and a boy who is smoking a pipe next to a building model.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide bordered in orange paper. Four (4) scenes of two boys laying banana peels down a road and a man walking down the path and slipping on the peels.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in orange paper. 4 scene of the story "Puss in Boots"

Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in orange paper Potentially 4 scenes from "Puss in Boots"

Magic Lantern glass slide - bordered in yellow - orange paper 4 scene of animals L-R: 3 cats, a stork with a bay on its back, two birds with a nest of baby birds, two puppies biting on a shoe

Magic Lantern glass slide - bordered in green paper. Black background, 4 scenes of anthropomorphic animals L-R: a squirrel writing a letter at a desk, a duck playing piano (or pump organ or harpsicord) with its feet, two birds dressed in green clothing holding a green umbrella, two birds dressed in fine clothing and dancing (?)

Magic Lantern glass slide bordered in orange paper Black background, long story, told in 4 scenes, man in blue jacket reclines in a chair, after drinking and reading the newspaper he falls asleep and out of the chair. Maybe a reference to temperance?

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in brown paper. 4 full figured caricature portraits from L-R: Large Asian man in printed yellow and red robe with details in green and a pointed hat that is green and yellow, a man with a large nose wearing a black top hat and blue coat trimmed in fur, man with a large pointed nose facing left wearing a red outfit with a yellow and green check vest he wears a pointed hat akin to a dunce hat with a large pointed nose, a Napoleonesque man sits at a table facing right with a glass of wine in his hand. Number 31 in the upper right corner.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in brown paper. Scene of children playing L-R: One older boy stands in front of two younger children (one boy, one girl) the girl is holding a red book, three children – one younger boy and one younger girl watch as an older boy attempts to build a house of cards, an older girl sits in a chair with a book in her lap a smaller girl is looking at the book, one older girl sits at a play kitchen beside her is younger girl with a toy pot in her lap. Number 34 in the upper right corner

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in brown paper. Scene of children playing L-R: One boy jumping over another boy, a boy riding on a big wheel facing right, a boy and a girl crying next to a well it appears something has broken on the ground, a girl is lifting a young boy a dog is watching them. Number 36 in the upper right corner.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in brown paper. Hunting scene L-R: A man shoots and misses a fox, a man sitting and facing right with his gun pointed right not knowing a rabbit is sitting behind him, three men caught off guard as a deer runs through them, a man falls in the water as a water fowl / duck begins to fly away a dog is running toward the duck. Number 33 in the upper right corner

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in brown paper. Ship and Landscape. Some elements from 2022.08.005, 014, 015, 027. From L-R: Two ships on stormy seas coming into rocks, a rowboat filled with people make their way to land, the right half of the slide is a landscape including a waterfall and water mill. Number 25 in the upper right corner.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in orange paper. Ship scene, presumably a sea battle between an older ship with sails and more modern steam powered ships.

Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern Glass Slide. Landscape of four ships in the water. From L-R ship with four men dressed in red, ship facing right, ship facing left, two men in a row boat, costal city. Glass slide is bordered by orange paper.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in orange paper. Panoramic scene of children swimming in a pond.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in yellow paper. Panoramic fishing scene from L-R: Man dressed in red top with striped bottoms hits man behind him with fish that’s on his pole, a man with a fish biting onto his large nose, a flamingo in the water and a man on a wooden platform / dock with a catch in his net he is also wearing a red jacket and striped bottoms.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in red paper. Panoramic scene of children outdoors, L-R: Child in blue sitting on a small bridge trying to feed the ducks a girl in red stands to the right, clothing left on the shore presumably from the two children in their underthings about to go swimming in the pond a village can be seen behind them, a swan on the water and path to a town, a boy standing behind a fence post watching two girls interacting in front of him. Taf II on the upper left.

Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in orange paper. Panoramic scene of children outdoors, L-R: Two boys in the water coaxing a third in, their clothes on are the shore, three girls in a canoe / rowboat looking at the swans, a girl sits next to a boy who is standing and fishing, a boy sits on a bridge with his feet hanging into the water a girl stands next to him with a stick in her hand, a watering can is in the foreground. Related to 2022.08.054

Ernst Plank - German Magic Lantern. Winter scene from L-R: A yellow house in the distance, a boy dressed in brown and blue and two more children having a snowball fight, next to them is a boy in green and purple is pushing a seated woman in a sled-chair she wears a dress of yellow and blue, then there is a black horse pulling a green sleigh with two women sitting in it, on the far right overlooking the scene is a man dressed in blue and his dog next to a wooden house. Glass slide is boarded in orange paper.

Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in orange paper. Panoramic scene of children outdoors, L-R two boys about to fly a kite a wooden windmill is behind them, a man walking his dog, three girls sitting with one another the older girl holds flowers in her hand the other younger girls are holding onto rings, a boy holding a net chasing a butterfly and a boy with a green canister kneeling on the ground.

Glass Magic Lantern Slide Explorerers are brought to an African tribe where they meet the chief / king. Bordered in pink paper

Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in orange paper. Panoramic scene of a train going by a town into a tunnel.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in orange paper Scene of children playing outside from L-R: man in a brown shirt with his arms wide towards a child wearing a red skirt with a blue top and white apron his brown dog is also running towards her, two girls wearing the same outfit as the girl to their left watch as a boy to the right in all blue flys a kite, a little girl in yellow with a blue bow sits next to a smaller child in a pink dress both are in front of an adult woman wearing purple who is watching them, in the background a girl in a yellow hat picks flowers, on the far left two boys hold nets and are attempting to catch butterflies and bugs.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in yellow / orange paper. Black background, scene of children and women doing the laundry outside.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in yellow - orange paper. Black background - scene of children playing war with toy swords, hobby horse, toy cannon pulled by dogs, a broom and a fence post are also used as play horses.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in yellow - orange paper. Black background - Scene of children (?) potentially play acting as adults from L-R Girl wearing blue dress leans against a fence and speaks to a boy with a walking stick wearing red accompanied by his dog, a girl in red sits next to a boy also in red on the ground presumably having a picnic, a girl holds onto a tree and looks over a boy's shoulder as he reads on the ground leaned against the tree.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in yellow - orange paper. Black background - Scne of children play acting as adults (?) L-R: girl in yellow holds a baby doll in one arm speaking to a boy dressed in red and blue a chicken is between them, a girl in a red dress sits next to a boy in a white shirt playing the clarinet / oboe on a bench, a goat runs to the right towards a boy in a green jacket waving at a girl in a red dress and blue apron.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in yellow - orange paper. Black background - 4 scenes of children play acting as adults (?) L-R: Girl in green dress walks with a boy in a red jacket arm in arm, a girl in a red dress with a large bustle holds an unidentified object the boy next to her has a yellow jacket and his blue pants pockets turned out, a girl in a reddish pink dress is carried on the back of a boy who is stepping on stones to avoid water, a boy in a red vest dances with a girl in a green jacket and reddish pink skirt.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in yellow - orange paper. Black background - 4 scenes L-R: Young girl in white with a red head covering pets a brown cat, a young girl in a red dress a ball is in front of her and next to her is a white dog on a platform with wheels, a young girl in a blue and pink dress pets a cat who is chasing apples (?) that are falling out of the girl's basket, a girl in freen dress trying on shoes too big for her with her doll next to her.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. A scene of children around a table with a boy on top of it to the right presumably the mother and father of the children sit together. On the far left of the slide is a text box written in French that translates to: "No. 1 A lumberjack and his wife have seven boys the youngest of whom was so small he was called The Little Thumb"

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. L-R: Text box in French that translates to, "The parents were so unfortunate that they resolved to lose their children in the forest" a woman in a green dress sitting on a chair and crying next to a man sitting on a stool speaking to her underneath the stool is The Little Thumb". Test box in French that translates to, "Early in the morning the Little Thumb collects white pebbles" Scene of The Little Thumb in the forest collecting stones.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. From L-R: Text box in French which translates to, "The Little Thumb throws his pebbles on the way" The scene playing out is the father leading his boys into the forest and showing Little Thumb dropping the stones, Text box in French which translates to, "While the children are cutting wood the parents go away" the scene shows the boys gathering wood in the forest.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. A continuation of the Little Thumb story. From L-R: A text box written in French that translates to "I smell fresh flesh!" scene of Little Thumb hiding under a bed, a man (or ogre) looks underneath the bed a woman in a blue dress looks horrified. Text box written in French that translates to, "The Ogre makes a mistake" [Note: Knowing the ogre will kill Little Thumb and his brother The Little Thumb put their sleeping caps on the Ogres' daughters then mistakenly kills them]

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. L-R: Text box written in France it translates to, "Flight of The Light Thumb and his brothers" Scene of the brothers climbing over a wall.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. L-R: Text box written in French which translates to "The Seven League Boots" scene shows the ogre holding a sword running to the left. Text box written in French which translates to, "The Ogre Wears Out" scene shows The Little Thumb stealing the boots from the sleeping ogre.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. A different set of The Little Thumb. From L-R: The scene shows a sleeping ogre (?) and The Little Thumb stealing the shoes from the ogre. Similar to the scene in 2022.08.072, text box in French which translates to, "The Little Thum steals the boots and uses them to get a fortune in jewels" Scene of a woman speaking to The Little Thumb.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. Scene of three women addressing a man presumably Bluebeard, text box written in French translating to, "Bluebeard asks to marry a girl of quality. Blue beard gives her the keys to his tower but tells her to keep out of the downstairs apartment" Scene of Bluebeard holding a key while speaking to a woman in pink and yellow.

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. Scene of a cat hunting rats. Text box on the left in French which translates to, "The seaman Michael ask where his cat is. He is hunting rats in the attic with a pull gun."

Magic Lantern Glass Slide - bordered in green paper, hand painted, clear background. L-R: Text box written in French translates to, "The seaman says give me my cat and I'll give you a kiss? She didn't want it and said she sold his cat for a rabbit". A angry looking woman in green skirt and red shirt facing a sailor wearing red and white striped shirt gesturing to fish filets on the ground, a man is cooking at a stone stove.