FINDING AID TO THE NEW MAGIC LANTERN JOURNAL, VOLS 1 - 10
Relevant key words are in italics below each entry.
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Compiled by Ann Hecht & Mo Heard (2008)
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Advertisements, lantern, from the OMLJ 1900. 1,1, 2
Hughes; Riley Bros; Bamforth; Primus
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Animatographe (Paul’s motion pictures), Denis B. Bushell. 7, 1, 7
dating a slide
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Animated slides, a brief description, from Wright, 1895. 1,1,12
mechanical; rackwork; lever; dioramic effects; experimental
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Anschütz zoetropes, Deac Rossell. 8, 3, 2
schnellsëher
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Bamforth & Co Ltd
a brief history, Bamforth’s grandson. 1,1,12
Bamforth, James: based on lecture by Robert Mc Millan. 1,2,12
Four studio plates, John Jones. 3,1,18
Marian Barrowclough
Life model studies: reprinted from The Photogram 1899. 5, 3, 2
Pairs of puns. Ill. of 4 slides. 1, 2, 3
advertisement for slides & illustrated songs. 1, 2,16
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Barnes Museum (catalogue excerpts), John & William Barnes. 1, 2, 3
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Ben-Hur: F.F. Weeks & Pat. No. 8615. 5,1, 2
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Bergman, Ingmar, and the world of childhood, Hauke Lange-Fuchs. 6, 2,1
magic lanterns in the film director’s life and films
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Black, Alexander, and the Art of the Picture Play, Kaveh Askan. 9, 5, 67
Photoplays;The Detective Lectures; Miss Jerry; cinematography
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Book Reviews (date order) with author name.
Magie Lumineuse, Jac Remise. 2, 2, 12
The Road to the Isles, Mike Smith. 3, 1, 6
Lanterna Magica, D.Hoffman, A. Junker. 3, 1, 7
La Magique Lanterna Magique. 3, 2, 7
Traditional Nursery Tales Seen Through a Magic Lantern, Household & Smith. 4, 72
Lanterna Magica; Zauberwelt und Fasczination des Optischen Spielzugs, Ernst Hrabalek. 4, 73
Optical Amusements: Magic Lanterns and other Transforming Images. A catalog of Popular Entertainments, Richard Balzer. 6, 1, 4
Pre-Cinema History : An Encyclopaedia & Annotated Bibliography of the Moving Image Before 1896, Hermann Hecht. 7, 2, 14
How the Pictures Learned to Move, Georg Füsslin. 7, 2, 14
The Lantern Image: Iconography of the Magic Lantern, Compiled and with an Introduction by David Robinson. 7, 2,15
Le Grand Art de la Lumiére et de l’Ombre: Archeologie du Cinema, Laurent Mannoni. 7,3,15
Magic Lanterns, Derek Greenacre. 5, 1, 14
Drakestail Visits the King: A Magic Lantern Fairytale, Neil Philip. 5,1,14
Max Skladanovsky oder der Beginn einer Deutschen Filmgeschichte, J.Castan. 8, 1, 7
Der Gukkasten: Einblick, Durchblik, Ausblik, Georg Füsslin 8,1,7
Victorian Film Catalogues. 8,1,7
Le Mouvement Continue, Catalogue illustre de la Collection des Appareils de la Cinémathèque Française, Laurent Mannoni. 8,1,7
Trois Siècles du Cinema, Laurent Mannoni. 8,1,7
Light and Movement, Mannoni, Campagnoni, Robinson. 8,1,7
From Peepshow to Palace, David Robinson. 8,1, 7
Cinema: the Beginnings and the Future, C.Williams. 8,1, 7
The Great Art of Light and Shadow, Laurent Mannoni. 9, 1, 13
Living Pictures, S.Popple, V.Toulmin. 9,1,15
Magiche Visioni Prima del Cinema, C.A.Z.Minici. 9, 2, 27
William Brown and the Louth Panorama, D.Robinson, C.Sturman. 9, 3, 48
Modern Enchantments, Simon During. 9, 4, 61
Poole’s Myriorama! Hudson J. Powell. 9, 4, 61
Ich Sehe Was, Was du Nicht Siehst! Werner Nekes. 9, 4, 64
Motion Studies, Rebecca Solnit. 9, 5, 80
Dickens and the Dream of Cinema, Grahame Smith. 9, 6, 96
Panoramas, Magic Lanterns and Cinemas: A Century of ‘Light’ Entertainment in Jersey 1814-1914, Damer Waddington. 9, 6, 96
Realms of Light, Heard, Crangle, van Dooren.10, 1, 14
Eadweard Muybridge, Stephen Herbert.10, 1, 16
Licht und Wahrheit, Jens Ruchatz. 10, 2, 33
Phantasmagoria: the Secret Life of the Magic Lantern, Mervyn Heard. 10, 2, 36
Houdini Speaks Out, Arthur Moses.10, 3, 56
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Bow, Harry, more on, Ian Mackley. 10, 2, 30
The Diary of a Bristolian 1893
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The Brenograph in action, Mark Butterworth. 10, 2, 19
Master Brenograph F7 & slides; Brenkert Light Projection Company
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Camera Obscura, an obscure, Lester Smith. 9,4, 57
The Beacon Building; John Down; St.Ann’s Well Malvern
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Carousel, an ancestor of the, David Evans. 9, 6, 88
Projection Optics Comapny
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Carpenter & Westley (‘The pieces fit’), David Henry. 3, 1, 8
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Carpenter, Philip
Lists of slides, John Barnes. 3, 2, 8
The perfectionist projectionist, Stuart Talbot. 10, 3, 49
kaleidoscopes; copper sliders; microscopes
Phantasmagorae, Herman Bollaert. 2, 3, 9
instructions for lantern
lantern with patent Argand lamp . 2, 3, 10
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Cataloguing and researching slide collections: an archive’s experience, Ine van Dooren. 9, 1, 9
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Caudle’s Curtain Lectures: the story behind the slides, Mark Butterworth. 9, 3, 45
Douglas Jerrold, Primus Junior Lecturer
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Chat Noir, Theatre du, (see Phil May), David Robinson, 7,1,12
Le Chat Noir, Rodolphe Salis
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Circus: under the big top, Philip Banham. 9, 3, 42
Fossett family; William Bosworth
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Clock projection, Willem Tebra. 2, 3, 19 / 6, 1, 1 / 6, 2, 5 / 6, 3,10
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Collections
Optical toys, Herman Bollaert. 4, 36
development of the projected image
Scene on Board: Doug Lear, Tony Dugdale. 2, 1, 7
the Lears’ Narrowboat Theatre
A room with a view: Ron Morris. 4,19
peep-views; shadow views; coloured view; view of themes; view of movement; extensive bibliography
The Media Magica of Werner Nekes, David Robinson. 8, 2, 9
Nekes collection video
Pre-cinema collectibles: Mike Smith. 8, 3, 4
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Conservation of lantern material, Janet Tamblin. 1,1, suppl.
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Cook, James. Apropos 33 slides, Pierre Levie. 9, 1, 11
Comte de Paroy
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Coronation Street: the Inheritance, Ken & Judy Fortune. 5, 1, 6
modern reading of Bamforth’s The Drink Fiend
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Cycloidotrope. 4, 34
instructions; James W. Queen
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Darker’s Kaleidoscopic projection lens. 3, 3, 9
Polytechnic show 1866
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Dating a slide, Denis B. Bushell. 7, 1, 7
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Dating long slides, John Jones. 4, 74
twelve coronation slides
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Decalcomania (transfer slides), Hermann Hecht. 1, 3, 3
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Dissolving Views at the Royal Polytechnic. 4, 48
slide painting & projecting
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Dore, Gustave: magic lantern slides, Dan Malan. 9, 1, 3
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Emerson, William ‘A footnote to Hecht’, Deac Rossell. 7, 3, 6
“Elements of Optics”
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Exhibitions for the centenary of cinema. 8, 1, 15
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Falvey, Mrs Olive ‘Playing for the lantern in the Australian outback in 1912’, Sheila Lok. 7, 2, 4
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Fantascope, Thomas Weynants. 7, 2, 10
skeleton projection
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Florian ‘The fabulist displaying the magic lantern’, Jean Philippe Salier. 7, 2, 6
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Flying Dutchman, further adventures, David Robinson. 9, 4, 59
Edward Fitzball; Henry Langdon Childe; T.P.Cooke; Adelphi Theatre; Douglas Jerrold; Robert Elliston
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Focal lengths, Damer Waddington. 7, 1, 10
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Friese-Greene and Rudge, David Robinson. 8, 2, 4
lantern experiments; technical considerations
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German Spy, The, Hauke Lange-Fuchs. 8, 5, 10
1738 book mentions magic lantern
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Ghost illusion on the Birmingham stage, 1863-1900
Part 1, Allan Sutcliffe.10, 1, 7
Part 2, Allan Sutcliffe. 10, 2, 23
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Ghost show at the Court of Dresden 1774, Hauke Lange-Fuchs. 8 5 15
Schröpfer
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Graphic Christmas number 1884 (cover). 5, 2, 16
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Guinness promotional material (poem).1, 2, 10
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Harlequinade, Peter Gillies. 9, 3, 35
W.C.Hughes slides; Beauty and the Beast; pantomime
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Hidden images, Lester Smith.10, 1, 12
watermarks; Fabriano Company
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Horne & Thornthwaite. 8,1,11
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Hughes Catalogue. 6, 3, 6
Pamphengos; dissolving view lantern;
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Illuminants
Some illuminants (includes bibliography and glossary), from OMLJ 1889. 1, 1, 14
Illuminating magic lanterns, Damer Waddington. 7, 2, suppl
12 page booklet on historical background; choosing a light source; practical conversion methods; technical information
Bull’s-eyes and illuminants, John Barnes, Lindsay Lambert, John Taylor.10, 3, 52
peg-lamp; candles; Argand lamps
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Kaleidoscopic projection lens. 3, 3, 9
Darker
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Lantern Image (see book reviews). 7,12, 15
some footnotes on entries, Deac Rossell. 8, 3, 14
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Lantern lecturer: Richard Kearton, W.R. Mitchell. 7, 2, 9
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Lantern manufacturers
A. Laverne & Co Paris. 4, 64
W.C.Hughes. 6, 3, 6
Magic lantern makers of France, Laurent Mannoni. 5 2 3
from 17th century to post 1900
Nuremberg magic lantern production, Hauke Lange-Fuchs. 8, 3, 6
Bing; Carette; Bestelmeier; Neussner; Plank; Dannhorn; Schoenner; Falk; etc
Walter Tyler (advertisement). 2, 1, 16
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Lantern renovation, Goodwin Norton. 2, 1, 14
from OMLJ 1892
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Lantern slide maker: ‘Pictures by the million’, 5, 3, 13
Titbits
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Lanternist, recollections of an Old Time (1920s), Maurice Butler. 1,1, 6
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‘A Lanternist and his comrades’, Bill Douglas. 5, 2, 1
pre-cinema elements in film “Comrades”
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Lanterns
biunial, modern oxy-hydrogen. 5, 2, 8
Brenograph, Mark Butterworth. 10, 2, 19
Bull’s eye, Deac Rossell. 9, 5, 71
Nurnberger Tand; Benjamin Martin
Further thoughts on the Bull’s-eye, John Barnes. 9, 6, 94
Philip Carpenter
Carousel, David Evans. 9, 6, 88
Clarke’s improved, Mechanics’ Magazine 1833. 6, 3, 5
Dancer double lantern. 3,1,19
Docwra triple. 3, 3, 10
from “The Art of Projection and Complete Magic Lantern Manual”
First biunial. 8,1,11
E.G.Wood; Horne & Thornthwaite
German home & toy magic lantern-cinematographs, Stephen Herbert. 5, 2, 11
Giovanni da Fontana’s lantern, Willem Tebra. 2, 2, 10
Missionary (and Imperial), Brian Widdowson. 9, 4, 62
Ceylon; China
Modern oxy-hydrogen biunial. 5, 2, 8
Molteni biunial, Stephen Herbert. 6, 3, 16
stereo projection; Newton & Co; Theodore Brown
Noakes’ quadruple. 8, 3, 1
John Betjeman visits Mr Noakes
Optimus (catalogue page). 1,1,16
Pamphengos Pair, Hughes, Mike Smith.1, 3, 7
Phantasmagoriae, Herman Bollaert. 2, 3, 9
Sciopticon, Trevor Beattie.10, 3, 39
Walter Bentley Woodbury; Australian goldfields; Java; James Page; Woodburytype process/slides; photographic printing
Sprason, Don Attle. 5, 1, 12
Steward triple (ill). 6, 2, 16
Terpuoscope (ills, patent). 4, 66
Triunial, Michael Smith’s, Mike Smith. 1, 2, 7
Sandham & Co; Blackburn;
True inventor, Deac Rossell. 9, 1, 7
Huygens; Johann Wiesel; Johann van der Wijck; Johan Franz Griendel; Nicolas Claude Fabri de Pieresc; Johann Moriaen
True inventor, Bill Barnes. 9, 3, 44
Roger Bacon; Robert Grosseteste; John Peckham; Galileo
Unusual lanterns from OMLJ 1892. 2,1,12
The Royal Chicago; transparency carrier for lamps
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Leibniz and the lantern, Deac Rossell. 9, 2, 25
transformations; automata; moving slides
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Lens, focus, ready reference table. 2, 1, 12
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Lenses for lanterns, Damer Waddington. 7, 1, 8
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Lighting in the theatre, Hermann Hecht. 5, 3, 10; 6, 3, 10
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Limelight in a magic lantern 1825, Lindsay Lambert. 6, 2, 6
George Birkbeck
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Live model illustrated song American style, Nancy Bergh. 2, 3, 2
Edward van Altena
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Magic Lantern, the
Brief history, Cyclopaedia of Science. 1, 1, 4
days, magic lantern, John M. MacDougal. 3, 2, 12
Band of Hope
Exhibition (1978) catalogue. 1, 1, 8
in 1693, Ron Morris. 1, 1, 3
in late seventeenth century, Ron Morris. 1, 3, 2
in literature, Richard Crangle. 9, 3, 43
in literature, Richard Crangle. 9, 6, 95
in Moscow 1902. 8, 5, 13
in nineteenth century, John & Bill Barnes.1, 2, 3
in pantomime, David Robinson. 8, 4, 16
in village life, Brian Widdowson. 9, 2, 24
‘Is the magic lantern dead or alive?’ Mike Simkin. 3, 2, 1
Jigsaw Puzzle. 2, 2,15
makers of France, Laurent Mannoni. 5, 2, 3
Melodies. 7, 2, 12
Origins, Kircher, Walgenstien, Huygens, W.A.Wagenaar. 1, 3,10
Patents, English, Hermann Hecht. 2, 2, 2
E.Sparkhall; A.Liebert; Chadburn & Sons; Lacomme; Walter Woodbury; Keevil
Poem (1865). 2, 1, 11
posters (illustrations). 5, 3, 8
Reminiscences, John M. MacDougal. 3, 2, 12
Rhyme, Mrs Abdy. 5, 1, 1
Reference, poem and Thomas Stothard print. 8, 1, 1
Reference from 1756 in German book, Ron Morris. 1, 2, 2
Scientific demonstration, Wright. 2, 1, 4
Sensations of 1827, David Robinson. 8, 4, 14
Henry Langdon Childe; “The Flying Dutchman”
show, how to give a, 1899. 8, 4, 4
showman, advice to the lantern, Don Attle. 8, 4, 1
stories, origins, Mike Smith. 2, 3, 13
Temperance
Toy, a children’s, Honore Bostel. 1, 1, 10
Lapierre; Carette; Desch;
Toy lantern-cinematographs, German, Stephen Herbert. 5, 2, 11
Toys (Nuremburg, Plank, Bing, Carette), Roberta Basano. 8,1,8
Trade marks, Michael Pritchard.10, 2, 26
3 pages of lantern trademarks
Triunial, Mike Smith. 1, 2, 7
and Victorian youth, Ron Morris. 2, 1, 2
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Magic Lantern and Paul Sandby, John Jones. 3, 3, 18
analysis of water-colour painting
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Magic lantern societies
Formation of the lantern society: a documentary history 1889/90. 4 14
from OMLJ; rules
MLS of USA & Canada, Leora Wood Wells. 4, 30
First ten years of MLS of Great Britain. Roger Orme. 4, 56
Society trip to Paris, Mike Smith. 4, 62
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Mediaeval magic lantern (ill). 3, 1, 20
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Méliès, more on. 8, 4, 13
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Modern history: Coronation Street, Ken & Judy Fortune. 5, 1, 6
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Motion Pictures
Film makers magic lantern years, David Robinson. 7, 1, 11
Méliès
Lantern/cinema struggle, Laurent Mannoni. 7, 1, 1
Magic lantern/cinematographs, Stephen Herbert. 5, 2, 11
John Arthur Roebuck Rudge:
Motion picture experiments, Raymond Newport. 8, 2, 1
John Arthur Roebuck Rudge;
Muybridge, Eadweard
‘The Iron Horse’ film, Pierre Levie. 3, 2, 18
patented slide changer, Stephen Herbert. 9, 2, 23
Scovill Manufacturing Company
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Myrioramas (see Poole’s myrioramas)
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Noakes, G.W.
John Betjeman’s visit, 8, 3, 1
the Noakes family and the ‘Noakesoscope’, John Kennedy Melling.10, 1, 3
John Betjeman; Southend; Greenwich
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‘Nouvelles Scientifiques’ extracts from La Nature. 6, 1, 6
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‘Optic Marvel’ (atmospheric), Mike Smith. 6, 3, 14
unknown optical toy; Magic Potter’s Wheel
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Optical entertainments in Madrid in the time of Goya, Wendy Bird. 9, 2, 19
peepshows; phantasmagoria; Etienne-Gaspard Robertson
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Optical and mechanical effects for the lantern, 1899, Edmund Wilkie. 6, 2, 12
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Optical show in Paris in 1656, Richard Crangle. 9, 5, 76
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Optical toys: development of the projected image, Herman Bollaert. 4, 36
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Optical views, Pierre Levie. 3, 3, 12
Aletoscope; megalethoscope; print publishers; transparencies; de Loutherbourg; Eidophusikon
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Optics, problems in (Ozanam), Ron Morris. 1, 3, 2
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Panoramas
Route of the overland mail to India, Robert Macdonald. 9, 6, 83
moving panoramas; Clarkson Stanfield; scene painters; Risley & Scott
Switzerland at a glance, Michael T. Ganz. 10, 3, 43
painted panoramas; Robert Barker; Colosseum Regent’s Park; Langlois and Hittorf; Daguerre; Photorama;
Cineorama; Swiss panoramas
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Patents:
some English lantern patents, Hermann Hecht. 2, 2, 2
British patents. 5, 1, 10
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Pentographic lantern sketcher (ill & patent). 3, 2, 19
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Pepper’s Ghost
The Pilgrims of the Penny Gaff, S.R.Crockett. 8, 5, 14
extract from 1896 book
Pepper’s Ghost at the Cemetery Gates. 8, 5, 16
poem from Fish-Stall Gazette 1865
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Phantoms: history of projecting phantoms, ghosts and apparitions, Hermann Hecht.
(Convention proceedings 1983 part 1). 3, 1, 2, Part 2. 3, 2, 2
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‘Phil May at the shadow show’, David Robinson. 7, 1, 12
Le Chat Noir, Rodolphe Salis
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Philipsthal, Paul de, and the phantasmagoria, in England, Scotland and Ireland, Mervyn Heard.
part 1. 8, 1, 2; Part 2. 8, 2, 11; Part 3. 8, 4, 6
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Pianoforte, descriptive pieces by Seymour Smith. 3, 2, 20
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Pictures by the million: chat with a lantern-slide maker. 5, 3, 13
1897
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Polytechnic Redivivus (Royal Polytechnic slides). 8, 1, 16
Will Day; centenary of cinema 1996
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Poole’s myrioramas, John Powell. 8, 1, 12
Gompertz; panoramas
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Poole’s family tree, John Powell. 8, 2, 10
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Pre-cinema collectibles: ceramic figurines; clocks; paintings, Mike Smith. 8, 3, 4
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Projection, history of, Hermann Hecht
part 1. 5, 3, 10;
part 2. 6, 1, 1;
part 3. 6, 2, 5;
part 4: Stage magic and illusions. 6, 3, 10
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Projected image. The, John Barnes. 3, 3, 2
history of lantern slides
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Puzzle corner (structura oculi materialis). 2, 3, 17
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‘Raising the dead’, John Jones. 6, 2, 10
E.G.Robertson
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Readings, how to read, Richard Crangle. 9, 6, 89
Timothy Toddle; slide readings library; Bamforth; York & Son; Riley Brothers; Walter Tyler
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Reynaud, Emile: ‘Remembering Reynaud in London & Paris’, Stephen Herbert. 7 2 1
Centenary of Theatre Optique in Paris 1992
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Research
1880-81 and all that: a slice of lantern life, Stephen Herbert . 9, 1,14
local research for members
History of a soveriegn, Jeff Barnard. 9, 2, 32
set of slides on coining the Golden Sovereign
Magazin (1756). 1, 2, 2
Magical theatre. 2, 3, 16
constructing a lantern 1782
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Robertson, E.G.
‘Robinson on Robertson’, David Robinson. 4, 4
Robertson’s Mémoires
‘In search of Robertson’s fantasmagorie’, Mike Bartley.7, 3,1
Robertson in Madrid, Wendy Bird. 9, 3, 38
phantasmagoria; Cagliostro; Teatro de la Cruz
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Royal Polytechnic
Dissolving Views, W.F.Ryan. 4, 48
Russo-Turkish War slides; Polish Insurrection slides
‘Aladdin’ Polytechnic slides, Lester Smith. 4, 44
Charles Gogin
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Rudge and Friese-Greene’s experiments, David Robinson. 8, 2, 4
Biophantic lantern; phantoscope; Jumbo’s Funniosities
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Scenes in a Magic Lantern. 5, 2, 10
original lanternist’s text for print by Hine
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Scientific demonstration, Lewis Wright. 2, 1, 4
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‘Shadow Play’ (stained glass and scratch dials), Bill Barnes. 7, 2, 5
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Shadows on the wall: candle-light amusements, Lester Smith. 10, 3, 46
‘White Shadows’
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Short pieces
Another bull’s-eye, John Taylor. 10, 2, 34
Bull’s-Eye footnote, Deac Rossell. 9, 6, 95
A Christmas show, Peter Thomson. 9, 1,18
Encyclopaedia of the Magic Lantern (Addenda). 9, 2, 31
Mantle; Rev. J. Gregory; Help: a journal of Social Service
Felonious deeds, Mo Heard. 10, 3, 54
Proceedings of the Old Bailey
A good time was had by all, Stephen Bottomore. 10, 2, 34
The lantern in literature, Richard Crangle. 9, 2, 29
The lantern in literature, Richard Crangle. 9, 3, 43
The Shape of Things to Come; H.G.Wells
The lantern in Literature, Richard Crangle. 9, 6, 95
lantern memories, John Selway. 9, 2, 29
lantern memories, Rosemary & Philip Banham. 9, 3, 43
lantern memories: the cinema lantern in wartime, John Horton. 10, 2, 34
lantern memories - Pepper’s Ghost in the thirties, Peter Spooner. 9, 1, 18
The Missionary (and Imperial) lantern, Brian Widdowson. 9, 4, 62
Newton & Co, Richard Crangle. 9, 4, 62
Outdoor lantern exhibitions, Richard Crangle. 10, 2, 34
Panoramas in all parts of the house, Peter Lane. 10, 3, 54
Poetry corner: a poem about the lantern, Mervyn Heard 9, 4, 62
Walter Titley
Robertson in Madrid: an additional note, Wendy Bird. 9, 4, 62
Royal Physics Cabinet
A royal lantern, Richard Crangle. 9, 6, 95
Rudge and the motion picture, Raymond Newport. 9, 3, 43
Biophantic Lantern; Friese-Greene; Will Day
A Russian lantern at last, Bernd Scholze. 10, 3, 54
Santa Claus in the pulpit, Richard Crangle. 9, 5, 79
slides across the ocean, Brian Widdowson. 10, 2, 34
Sor Juana’s dream, Wendy Bird. 9, 5, 79
Sunday school shows, Brian Widdowson. 9, 1, 18
Temperance lantern lectures about 1933, John Crangle. 9,1,18
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Showmen
Harry Furniss, David Robinson. 6, 3, 1
Richard Kearton, W.R.Mitchell. 7, 2, 9
Albert Smith, Mike Simkin. 4, 68
Egyptian Hall
Whites Wonders: Mervyn Heard & Co. 5, 3, 4
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Shows
‘Adelaide Gallery’, Strand. 6, 1, 8
programme 1850
Authentic Victorian magic lantern shows, D & I Greenacre. 3, 3, 1
‘A Thrill in the Dark’
Magic lantern entertainment from The Jolly Book 1913. 3, 3, 8
Magic lantern shows: from Barnes museum catalogue, John & William Barnes. 1, 2, 3
Magic lantern shows yesterday & today, Mike Simkin. 5, 2,10
Magical theatre, Ron Morris. 2, 3, 16
Narrowboat Theatre, Doug & Anita Lear. 2, 1, 7
‘Pippins & Pies’, J.Stirling Coyne. 5, 3, 7
Sketch from The Town (28 Dec. 1839). 8, 2, 8
Whites Wonders: Mervyn Heard & Company. 5, 3, 4
yesterday and today, Mike Simkin.5, 2, 10
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Slides
Aladdin. 4, 44
animated, a brief description, from Wright, 1895. 1, 1, 12
artistic (from OMLJ 1892). H.M.J.Underhill. 5, 3,14
slide painting
astronomical, Derek Greenacre. 5, 3, 6
Cycloidotrope. 4, 34
dating long slides, John Jones. 4, 74
dating a slide, Denis B. Bushell. 7, 1, 7
Disney, M.C.Wills-Wood. 6, 3, 8
Ensign toy lantern; Snow White; Three Little Pigs
dissolving views: Royal Polytechnic, W.F.Ryan. 4, 48
Dustman’s Darling (with reading). 2, 3, 15
Hand-painted, Underhill. 5, 3, 14
history, a short, John Barnes. 3, 3, 2
Japanese, David Robinson. 8, 5, 6
live model; illustrated song, N & M Bergh. 2, 3, 2
Lion and Two Sailors. 4, 18
maker (1897). 5, 3, 13
motto. 1, 3, 1 / 16
moving, from Wright, 1895. 1, 1, 12
origin of moving slides, Hauke Lange-Fuchs. 7, 3, 10
painting: ‘Glass to Canvas’, Zillah Scott. 8, 5, 1
Samuel Henry Baker; James Chaplin
pentagraphic lantern sketcher, Lilian Boswell. 3, 2, 19
Hughes’ patent
Primus Alice in Wonderland. 6, 1, 11
Primus Cabinet of Experiments. 7, 2, 4
Primus Junior Lecturer. 3, 2, 10
69 boxes of slides illustrated
prize winning, Philip Banham. 7, 3, 8
Coventry & Midland Photographic Society
puns. 1, 2, 3
Russian war. 4, 52
Self-made Fetters (with reading). 2, 3, 12
slide painting. 4, 48
transfer: see Decalcomania
unusual, great heavens, Derek Greenacre. 5, 3, 6
astronomical slides; T.B.Winter
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Smith, Albert
A nineteenth century showman’,’Mike Simkin. 4, 68
Postscript, Mike Simkin. 5,1,13
‘Mr Smith’s lecture at the amphitheatre’, Liverpool Mercury. 8, 3, 1
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Social comment: ‘The Wedding Bonnet’, Andrew Wynter. 6, 1, 10
report of lantern show n/d
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Song: ‘La Lanterne Magique, A.Romagnesi. 2, 2, 8
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Song sheets (cover ills), Seymour Smith. 3, 2, 20/ 7, 3, 16
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Stage magic & illusions, Hermann Hecht 6, 3, 10
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Stereo projection (see Molteni Biunial). 6, 3, 16
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‘Story of Prince Hildebrand & Princess Ida’, T.S.Seccombe (1880). 5, 3, 1
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Street cries of London, John Jones. 1, 3, 13
Henry Mayhew
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Tamamura sllde production, David Robinson. 8, 5, 6
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Temperance material: ‘a delve into background’, Mike Smith. 2, 3, 13
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Underhill, Henry: entomologist, grocer, antiquarian and magic lantern artist, Debi Harlan & Megan Price. 9, 4, 51
Oxford University Archeological Society; Underhill family; Japanese art slides; Folklore Society
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Wain, Louis: Feline Lantern Show, David Robinson. 8, 5, 8
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Wood, E.G. 8, 1, 11
the first biunial
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Woodbury, Walter Bentley and his Sciopticon, Trevor Beattie. 10, 3, 39
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‘World machines’ and world-views, Gunther Holzhey. 9, 4, 54
astronomical slides; orrery; Carpenter & Westley; Tellurium; Jan Felkl
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York & Son
part 1, David Henry. 3, 1, 12
comprehensive documentation
part 2, an illustrated lecture, David Henry. 3, 2, 13
comprehensive documentation
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