The sciopticon manual. Explaining Marcy's new magic lantern, and light, including magic lantern optics, experiments, photographing and coloring slides, etc (1874)
Marcy, L. J · [Philadelphia] Sherman · leaf 63
of this class. A female figure is seen floating down to earth; around her forehead is a wreath of poppy, indicating sleep ; in her arms are two sleeping children (Sleep and Death) ; and in their company is the symbolic owl. THE ISI.IP SlilBE. Fig. 19 represents a class of movable slides most in use… … JB^. 19. on the slip. Both glasses are blackened except where the picture is to show; when the slip is pushed in, the bird appears with a drooping tail; when the slip is drawn out, then you will see him spread. In some of these there is a slip each side of the fixed glass. In the popular slide…
Lantern projection · Slides (Photography)
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