moon phases magic lantern slide illuminated
This is the image projected from an 1870's vintage Magic Lantern slide set depicting astronomical phenomena. These were hand painted on two pieces of round glass and mounted inside a wooden slide holder. The slide holder had a hand crank which turned a gear that is affixed to one of the glass plates. In this case turning the crank moves the moon through its phases. Magic lanterns of this type was a means of showing movement projected onto a screen. This one was in a set of 9 slides used in a school.
moon phases magic lantern slide illuminated
This is the image projected from an 1870's vintage Magic Lantern slide set depicting astronomical phenomena. These were hand painted on two pieces of round glass and mounted inside a wooden slide holder. The slide holder had a hand crank which turned a gear that is affixed to one of the glass plates. In this case turning the crank moves the moon through its phases. Magic lanterns of this type was a means of showing movement projected onto a screen. This one was in a set of 9 slides used in a school.