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Lot 197

40 Magic Lantern Slides of Europe

Estimate: $80 - $120
Starting Bid
$40

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Forty Magic Lantern Slides of Europe, with wooden magic lantern storage case, 19th/20th Century,
Keystone slides of European scenes and six with wooden frames and one slider. With two Keystone slide show admission tickets.

Settings include: Rome; Greek Temple Ruins; Tours Cathedral; House of Lords, London; Rudesheim, Germany; Waverley Gardens, Edinburgh; Wallace's Monument, Sterling, Scotland; Nuremburg; Vienna; Giant's Causeway, Ireland; Reichstag, Berlin; Strasbourg; Antwerp; Rusichuk, Bulgaria; Romania; Stirling Castle, Scotland; Wales; Bavaria; Pompeii; Bingen, Germany; Stratford-on-Avon; Milan; Zeppelin Flying over a German Town; Naples; Amsterdam; Belgian countryside; Venice.

Frame Dimensions H: 4 x W: 7 x D: 3/8 in.

Wooden Case Dimensions H: 4 7/8 x W: 14 3/8 x D: 8 in. Fair. Slide frames have slight dents and scuffs. Wooden storage case has scuffs and dents, and hinges and clasp are oxidized commensurate with age.

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