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Magic Lantern

'Bellows-type' black-painted aluminum body. Its design is similar to the 'kodioptikon' “magic-lanterns” of Eastman Kodak Company & the 'balopticon' of Bausch & Lomb. It operates using electricity and has a ceramic socket for a projection bulb. It projects glass slides. Manufactured 1905-1915.
  • Date of Manufacture 1905-15
  • Country of Manufacture U.S.A.
  • Label Information Inscribed on a rectangular plate on the side: 'CHAS BESELER CO, NEW YORK-No 6603'.
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