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Lanternscope
Werner Nekes Collection, Theatre Studies, University of Cologne[1] #WN-SLM136
French c.1830
Dimensions: H= cm, W= cm, D= cm
Lens: ⌀= cm, ƒ= cm
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Figure WN-SLM136.1 –Lanternscope |
| One looks at magic lantern slides through the lens. Photo © Rod Bantjes. |
This viewer is designed to enhance the 3D effect of photo-format lantern slides. It is an example of an "optical machine" and is included in the Optical Machine Taxonomy
[1] I would like to thank Dr. Peter W. Marx for permission to access the collection and Charlene Fündgens, Emma Gebbeken and Gerald Köhler for their generous assistance in the archive..