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    Posted 6 years ago

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    KKs_Kitsch
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    I discovered several of these and am wondering what they are? Ambrotype? Collodion? Daguerreotype? Please help!

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    Antique Vintage - Tin German Magic Lantern Slide Projector (G.C.&CO)
    Antique Vintage - Tin German Magic ...
    $40
    Magic Lantern Glass Slide Photo of RMS Titanic & Olympic on Stocks, 1909-1914
    Magic Lantern Glass Slide Photo of ...
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    German Magic Lantern Slide.
    German Magic Lantern Slide. "While ...
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    Antique Tinplate Slide Viewer Magic Lantern Toy
    Antique Tinplate Slide Viewer Magic...
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    Antique Vintage - Tin German Magic Lantern Slide Projector (G.C.&CO)
    Antique Vintage - Tin German Magic ...
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    1. artfoot artfoot, 6 years ago
      Magic lantern slides.
    2. SpiritBear, 6 years ago
      As for what a magic lantern is, it's an early projector which causes the image to expand into a seemingly life-size projection on a screen or wall. Early ones were flame-powered. Most later ones were electric. They were very novel back in the day.

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