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Box
Object/Artifact
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.
2022.08.221
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Ernst Plank
1880 - 1900
Germany
Central Europe
Europe
6-1/4 in
13-3/4 in
13 in
Wood
2022.08.217