American and British lanterns
A wide variety of styles exist of which the below is only a small representative sample.
Reproduced by kind permission from the 2003 Christie's of London auction catalogue of the John Finney Collection of Magic Lanterns.
![New Improved Stereopticon, 'Peacock' design Image of a Stereopticon](../images/lanterns/finney_031bth.jpg)
New Improved Stereopticon, “Peacock” design
![Phantasmagoria Lanterns Image of three Phantasmagoria lanterns](../images/lanterns/finney_032.jpg)
Phantasmagoria Lanterns
![Magic Lantern, British Image of a British lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_033.jpg)
Magic Lantern, British
![Magic Lantern, British Image of a British lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_034.jpg)
Magic Lantern, British
![Magic Lantern, W.C. Hughes & Co., London Image of a British lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_035.jpg)
Magic Lantern, W.C. Hughes & Co., London
![Combination Helioscopic Lantern Image of a combination Helioscopic lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_036.jpg)
Combination Helioscopic Lantern, Patent No. 2459
![Metamorphoser Lantern Image of a Metamorphoser Lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_037.jpg)
Metamorphoser Lantern, Patent No. 15440
![Magic Lantern Outfit, British Image of a British lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_038.jpg)
Magic Lantern Outfit, British
![Magic Lantern, British Image of a British lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_039.jpg)
Magic lantern, British