November 23, 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.
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Jack and Beverly Wilgus' personal collection website, of which the most interesting areas are: strongmen and strong… [more]
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Large Antique Fully Working Magic Lantern Projector$259.28 Ends in 6 hours 12 bids
15 Alice In Wonderland Magic Lantern Slides & Book$150.00 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Lot Of 5 Antique Civil War Glass Slide Photographs$130.05 Ends in 10 hours 8 bids
8 Antique Civil War Glass Slide Photographs - Generals$112.50 Ends in 11 hours 15 bids
48 Magic Lantern Slides + Fine Wooden Storage Case$103.50 Ends in 11 hours 11 bids
Lehigh Valley Transit Trolley Old Glass Slide #519$87.86 Ends Friday 3 bids
Lehigh Valley Transit Trolley Old Glass Slide #517$87.50 Ends Thursday 3 bids
Lehigh Valley Transit Trolley Old Glass Slide #516$87.50 Ends Thursday 5 bids
Lehigh Valley Transit Trolley Old Glass Slide #515$87.00 Ends Thursday 6 bids
Wilkes Barre Railways Trolley Old Glass Slide #423$85.00 Ends Tuesday 15 bids
44 Vintage Magic Lantern Glass Slides Of Washington, Dc$75.00 Ends Thursday 6 bids
Lehigh Valley Transit Trolley Old Glass Slide #415$70.70 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Lot Of 3 Unis ? Wood Box Stereoview Glass Slide Viewers$66.56 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
Antique Civil War Glass Slide Photographs - Generals$65.99 Ends in 11 hours 6 bids
4 Antique Civil War Glass Slide Photographs - 19thc$60.50 Ends in 10 hours 7 bids
Big Lot Of 67 Antique Magic Lantern Glass Slides$55.00 Ends in 11 hours 11 bids
Lehigh Valley Transit Trolley Old Glass Slide #416$50.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Vintage Minature Tin Plate Magic Lantern With Oil Lamp$45.93 Ends Thursday 3 bids
19thc Wooden Frame Lantern Slide Punch And Judy$45.85 Ends in 21 hours 4 bids
7 Antique Civil War Glass Slide Photographs Gettysburg$45.00 Ends in 10 hours 6 bids
Carpenter Westley Magic Lantern Slide Stars Orion$42.97 Ends in 6 hours 4 bids
Pre-1900 Magic Lantern Slide Lake Yellowstone Hotel$39.00 Ends in 10 hours 4 bids
Joan Crawford 1937 Vint.original Glass Slide Mannequin$34.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Dentist Pulling Tooth Magic Lantern Slip Slide$31.00 Ends in 9 hours 3 bids
Astronomical Mechanical Moving Magic Lantern Slide$29.00 Ends in 9 hours 5 bids
Hand Painted Magic Lantern Slide Iona Cathedral$28.15 Ends in 6 hours 7 bids
Lot #4 Antique Magic Lantern Colored Glass Slides$25.43 Ends in 6 hours 2 bids
Watchtower Photo Pastor Russell & Jesus Glass Slide &$24.99 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid
Ideal Lantern Slide Mats, 9 Boxes, 100ea. New Old Stock$24.99 Ends in 12 hours 1 bid
Movie Poster Glass Slide Carl Laemmle Jean Hersholt$24.99 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid
Larry Semon In The Fly Cop - 1921 - Glass Slide$24.95 Ends Friday 1 bid
Rare Round Set 6 Children's Magic Lantern Slides 1880's$23.77 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Indian Village 1907 Rossitter$22.50 Ends Monday 2 bids
Antique Lot Magic Lantern Slides Chaplin Movies Ads$22.49 Ends Monday 6 bids
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Only Survivor Custer Massacre$22.49 Ends Monday 2 bids
Antique German Magic Lantern Slide Projector Germany $22.26 Ends Monday 2 bids
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Indian Buckskin Charlie Ute?$20.50 Ends Monday 2 bids
Vintage 116 Cased Magic Lantern Slides Palestine Israel$20.50 Ends Saturday 2 bids
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Native American Indian Ca1900$20.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Indian Boy/gun/tepee$20.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Indian Quanah Parker Ca1900?$20.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Indian Lone Bull Ca 1900$20.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Indian Afraid Of His Horses$20.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Vintage Bausch & Lomb Glass Slide Projector $19.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
"good Night" Magic Lantern Slip Slide$19.99 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid
Mack Swain & Polly Moran - Unknown Movie - Glass Slide$19.95 Ends Friday 1 bid
Lantern Slide Major General John F Reynolds Statue $18.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Glass Lantern Slide Silent Movie Marie Prevost Film$16.49 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
Magic Lantern Slides Jack Johnson V Jim Jeffries 1910$15.56 Ends Monday 2 bids
Magic Lantern Glass Slide Portrait Mrs Grover Cleveland$15.50 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
Glass Lantern Slide Western Classic Covered Wagon$14.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Carpenter Westley Magic Lantern Slide Solar System$14.80 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Carpenter Westley Magic Lantern Slide Eclipses$14.80 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Carpenter Westley Magic Lantern Slide Biela's Comet$14.80 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
19thc Wooden Frame Lantern Slide Eglinton Tournament$14.77 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid
Rare Advertising Glass Slide For Mickey Mouse Matinee$13.45 Ends Monday 3 bids
Pre-1900 Lantern Slide San Francisco Cliff House$13.37 Ends in 10 hours 4 bids
Romanian Dancing Bear... Magic Lantern Slide C.1930$13.11 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
