Forty Movie Theme Magic Lantern Slides, early 20th Century,
American, a selection of mainly color slides shown in theaters such as introductions ( Loud Talking and Whistling is not permitted), musical interludes (Where the Bamboo Babies Grow- a foxtrot) and announcements, local advertisements, Pringle Bros fashion, movie stills and movie promotional slides in hand colored photographic transfers on glass. Visible labels include the Advertising Slide Co. of St Louis, the Standard Slide Corp of NY, Excelsior Illustrating Co. of NY, Superior Slide Co. of Cleveland,
Movies:
Hoot Gibson in Sure Fire!
Bert Lytell in Sherlock Brown
Count of Monte Cristo
Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss
Mate and the Sally Ann
Right to Love
Kismet
Gene Tunney (the boxer) in The Fighting Marine
Western Frontier Days and Buffalo Bill Cody.
And Paramount pictures.
In a Kodak fitted case. With three slide show admission tickets.
Slide Dimensions: 3 1/4 x W: 4 x D: 1/8 in.
Case Dimensions: H: 4 1/2 x W: 4 1/8 x D: 13 in.
H: W: D: in.
Right to love a full width crack to plain glass cover. Paramount slide has pigment loss and a 2 in. in length loss of glass (a sliver), Kismet slide has a full width crack and branch cracks. Announcement slide is heavily taped. Italy at War slide has a 4 1/2 in crack. Loud Talking slide has corner chips. Minnock chips has corner losses. Pringle Bros shoe ad has a five-branch crack, the longest is 2 in. in length. 18th Century fashion movie still has a 4 1/4 in. diagonal crack. A Western Frontier slide has a 1 in. corner crack. Time is Opportunity has a 2 in. corner crack. All have wear commensurate with use.