September 7, 2008
Magic lanterns, produced from the 17th up through the early 20th centuries, were the forerunners of slide projectors, used for visual entertainment in theaters and elsewhere. Magic lanterns and the slides created for them are highly collectible today, and there's a wide variety of formats and subjects to choose from.
This website is a great guide to the mysteries of the Magic Lantern, forerunner of today's slide projector (well, o… [more]
Rob Niederman’s homage to (and collection of) late 19th century wood cameras. This site contains extensive galler… [more]
Explore the history, art, and science of antique daguerreotypes. Includes extensive galleries browsable by subject … [more]
Photographer Mark Katzman's comprehensive and beautiful reference site and collection of Photogravure. A must for p… [more]
If you're into box cameras, this site offers incredible detail on dozens of early models from 1880 to the 1920s. Al… [more]
This showcase of vintage cameras and photography is plainly designed, but the camera collection and related referen… [more]
Jack and Beverly Wilgus' personal collection website, of which the most interesting areas are: strongmen and strong… [more]
While we couldn't read everthing - it's mostly in French - the images on this site speak for themselves. Its an ext… [more]
Jack and Beverly Wilgus have put together a great trove of information and images of camera obscura-related photos … [more]
Michael Tisdale's great reference site on Paillard Bolex, a Swiss maker of home movie equipment from the 1930s to 1… [more]
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2100: Patriotic Magic Lantern Slides$150.00 Ends Thursday 2 bids
Astaire & Rogers, Original 1936 Glass Slide, Swing Time$77.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
6 Antique Magic Lantern Glass Slides In Stereo Ny Rome$59.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Pernambuco Brazil S America Photo Lantern Slide Soule$49.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Mechanical Painted Lantern Slide Night View$49.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
4 Antique Magic Lantern Glass Slides In Stereo - Paris$49.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Magic Lantern Princess Pier Greenoch, Ships Ca1880s$41.83 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Antique Magic Lantern Projector Light Source Edison Ge$39.88 Ends in 51 mins 8 bids
Maybe It's Love Original 1935 Glass Slide Gloria Stuart$31.10 Ends Monday 4 bids
John Wayne, Original 1932 Glass Slide, Haunted Gold$29.50 Ends Monday 6 bids
John Wayne Orig '34 Glass Slide Neath The Arizona Skies$26.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
Wc Fields, Orig 1934 Glass Slide, Mrs Wiggs Of Cabbage$25.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
Magic Lantern Slide Masted Ships Greenock Ca1880's$20.34 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Glass Slide:civil War Battle, Gettysburg$19.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
2 Wood-mount Magic Lantern Slides - War And Peace$18.26 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
C1900 Magic Lantern Slide Alaska Wrangell Totem Poles$16.50 Ends in 42 mins 3 bids
Cary Grant, Original 1947 Glass Slide The Bishop's Wife$16.10 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Richard Dix In Quicksands - 1923 - Glass Slide$15.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Glass Magic Lantern Slide La Los Angeles Circa 1900s$15.33 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Rare Magic Lantern Slide Nightengale Her Nest England$14.99 Ends Friday 1 bid
2 Civil War Magic Lantern Slides From G.a.r. Slide Set$14.55 Ends in 2 hours 3 bids
No Leave, No Love, Orig'l 1946 Glass Slide, Van Johnson$13.25 Ends Monday 7 bids
Htf Magic Lantern Mechanical Slide - Sailor's Hornpipe$12.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Htf Magic Lantern Mechanical Slide - A Loose Head C1890$12.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Magic Lantern Mechanical Slide "enjoying A Puff" C1890$12.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
2 Magic Lantern Slides 2 Views Of Battle Of Bunker Hill$12.50 Ends in 1 hour 2 bids
2 Magic Lantern Slides 1776 Flag & Battle Eutaw Springs$12.50 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
2 Magic Lantern Slides - The Death Of George Washington$12.50 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
2 Magic Lantern Slides Good Ship Mayflower & Its Cargo$12.49 Ends in 2 hours 3 bids
C1900 Magic Lantern Slide Alaska Wrangel Totem Kauk-ish$12.22 Ends in 9 mins 2 bids
Vintage Kodak Camera Odd Items 1920s-50s Lantern Slide$12.16 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Magic Lantern Canon Eos Elan 7/7e (33/30) Camera Guide$12.00 Ends in 51 mins 4 bids
2 Wood-mount Magic Lantern Slides Columbia And Columbus$12.00 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
2 Magic Lantern Slides Galileo Before The Inquisition$11.50 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
Pre-1900 Lantern Slide Feeding Pigeons St. Marks Venice$9.99 Ends in 27 mins 1 bid
Pre-1900 Magic Lantern Slide Yosemite Stagecoach Hotel$9.99 Ends in 32 mins 1 bid
4 Magic Lantern Slides Ellery Lake Near Yosemite Calif$9.99 Ends in 37 mins 1 bid
Original Sears Roebuck 1800's Poster Magic Lantern Show$9.99 Ends in 46 mins 1 bid
Magic Lantern Slide Stephen Douglas Vs. Abraham Lincoln$9.99 Ends in 1 hour 1 bid
1890's Taos Indians Pueblo Keystone Glass Slide$9.99 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid
2 Magic Lantern Slides - Censored And Not Censored$9.99 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid
Magic Lantern Slide England Steam Train $9.99 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid
Ca 1900 Train Canada Rockies Glass Magic Lantern Slide$9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
1900photo Cuernavaca Mexico Palace Statue Lantern Slide$9.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Glass Movie Slide Paramount Second Season 1925 Vgc$9.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
C1900 Photo London Albert Memorial Hall Lantern Slide$9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
'20 Farmers Alliance Insurance Theater Ad Lantern Slide$9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Barnett & Jaffe Case W/ Magic Lantern Slides$9.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Hove Magic Lantern Guide Books Metz Flash Systems$9.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
1939 Richard Dix Man Of Conquest Lantern Slide$9.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Movie Prev. Lantern Slide "pals First" Harold Lockwood$9.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Gold Diggers Of 1935, Orig 1934 Glass Slide Dick Powell$8.50 Ends Monday 3 bids
Trigger Pals, Original 1939 Glass Slide, Arthur Jarrett$8.06 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
C1910 Photo Lisse Netherlands Bulb Farmer Lantern Slide$7.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Marine Hymn Hall Of Montezumas C1900 Song Lantern Slide$7.99 Ends Friday 1 bid
The Hatchet Man, Orig 1932 Glass Slide, Edw G. Robinson$7.25 Ends Monday 7 bids
Last Days Of Pompeii, Orig'l 1910's Glass Slide. Italy$7.10 Ends Wednesday 5 bids
Mr Deeds Goes To Town Orig 1936 Glass Slide Frank Capra$6.75 Ends Monday 5 bids
Paphiopedilum Magic Lantern Seedling Orchids Slipper$6.26 Ends in 39 mins 2 bids
