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This vintage book is a complete and illustrated guide to making telescopes and magic lanterns, with information on tools and materials, helpful tips, simple directions, and much more. Written in clear, plain language and designed for the novice, this is a volume that will appeal to those with an interest in metal-craft and engineering, and one that would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume has been selected for modern republication due to its timeless instructional value, and is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
The magic lantern was the predecessor of the pre-digital slide projector. The first magic lanterns were made in the mid-1600s by natural philosophers (early scientists) who were exploring the nature and commercial potential of optics. Light sources and lenses improved throughout the 1700s and 1800s and as a consequence, it was possible to show bigger, brighter and clearer pictures to ever larger audiences. During Queen Victoria's reign, magic lantern shows became established as mass-media entertainment. Shows could be lavish, theatrical events with all the razzmatazz of today's TV talent contests, with multiple lanterns to produce special effects. Magic lanterns were also used in Church and village halls and educational establishments for talks and lectures and, of course, in homes for family entertainment. This 150 page book, reproduces an original catalogue from my archive, that was published twelve years after the birth of cinema in 1895. It provides a snapshot of the magic lantern manufacturing industry which, 'though at the beginning of its decline, was still producing an impressive array of magic lanterns and related equipment. The catalogue's illustrations and text form a textbook on magic lantern technology at the height of its development. The detailed information it provides is far beyond what would normally be expected of a sales brochure and covers all types of slide projector (from toys to a triunial), plus a remarkable range of accessories for professional and amateur Edwardian magic lanternists.