1488
Group of eight complete “Primus Junior 
Lecturers’ Series” 83 x 83mm glass 
slide sets for magic lantern, comprising 
“Peter Pan” (three different chapters), 
“Robinson Crusoe”, “The House 
that Jack Built”, “The Tiger and the 
Tub”, “Puss in Boots”, and “Sinbad”. 
(64 individual slides)
$300–400 ❖
1489
Group of eight complete “Primus Junior 
Lecturers’ Series” 83 x 83mm glass 
slide sets for magic lantern, comprising 
“Red Riding Hood”, “Never Ride a 
Strange Horse”, “Willie’s Revenge”, 
“The Queen of Hearts”, “Mr & Mrs 
Brown & The Mouse”, “Sing a Song 
of Sixpence”, “Our Life-Boat Men” 
(plus 2 duplicates), and “Children’s Life 
of Jesus”. (66 individual slides)
$300–400 ❖
1490
Group of 83 x 83mm glass slide sets 
for magic lantern, all but one complete, 
comprising “Mischievous Tommy” 
(12), “Pilot’s Story” (12), “Aladdin” 
(11), “P+O Pencillings Jubilee Class 
Liner” (8), “Sweep and Whitewasher” 
(8), “The Honey Stealers” (8), “Mr & 
Mrs Brown with a Mouse” (8), “Jack 
the Giant Killer” (8), and “Elephant’s 
Revenge” (8). (83 individual slides)
$300–500 ❖
1491
BIBLICAL IMAGERY: A large collection 
of early-20th century 83 x 83mm glass 
slides for magic lantern, housed in two 
timber cases. (190+ items)
$200–250 ❖
1492
BIBLICAL IMAGERY: A large collection 
of early-20th century 83 x 83mm glass 
slides for magic lantern, housed in three 
timber cases. (280+ items)
$300–500 ❖
1493
DOWNING OF ZEPPELIN LZ37: 
Group of 83 x 83mm glass slides for 
magic lantern, comprising a depiction of 
LZ37’s demise (the first ever airship to 
be downed in mid-air combat), together 
with two views of RAAF planes. (3)
$80–120 ❖
1494
NOTABLE PERSONAGES: A collection 
of 83 x 83mm glass slides for magic 
lantern, mostly portraits, including of 
note a young King Edward VII & Queen 
Alexandra, Lord Kitchener, Lord Derby, 
General Joseph Joffre, General John 
Pershing, and many others. (30+ items)
$100–150 ❖
1495
BATTLESHIPS: Group of 83 x 83mm 
glass slides for magic lantern, mostly 
photographic types, including of note 
several views related to the sinking 
of the SMS Emden by the HMAS 
Sydney, as well as a curious view of a 
submarine’s periscope, cleanly pierced 
by a large-calibre shell. (35 items)
$100–200 ❖
1496
ANGLO-SUDAN WAR: Collection of 
thirty-five 83 x 83mm hand-illustrated 
glass slides for magic lantern, mostly 
by Wright & Co., Bootle; housed in 
11 x 20 x 10.5cm timber case.
$100–200 ❖
1497
SPIRITUALISM: An interesting 
collection of 83 x 83mm glass slides 
for magic lantern, mostly hand-
illustrated, including several depicting 
seances, ectoplasm, etc; housed in 
10 x 37 x 11.5cm. (49 items)
$100–200 ❖
1498
A collection of 83 x 83mm glass slides 
for magic lantern, in 10 x 38 x 11cm 
timber case; subjects include the laying 
of the first transatlantic telegraph 
cable, British royalty, and others. 
(70+ individual slides)
$100–200 ❖
1499
Group of 83 x 83mm glass slides, 
mostly hand-tinted photographic types 
depicting British forces in the Near East 
during the First World War. (21 items)
$80–120 ❖
1500
A collection of 83 x 83mm photographic 
glass slides for magic lantern, 
many hand-tinted; mostly churches 
(Westminster Abbey) and cities 
(New York). (130+ items)
$150–200 ❖
1501
A collection of 83 x 83mm photographic 
glass slides for magic lantern, many 
hand-tinted, including many World 
War I views (British Whippet tank 
charge, burning of piles of German war 
dead, King George V touring ordnance 
factory). (100+ items)
$200–300 ❖
1502
A diverse collection of 83 x 83mm 
glass slides for magic lantern, housed 
in three timber cases, the largest 13.5 
x 30 x 11cm; mixture of hand-illustrated 
and photographic types, many narrative 
sets, noted “His First and Last Cigar”. 
(180+ items)
$250–350 ❖
1503
RELIGIOUS: A large collection of 
early-20th century 83 x 83mm glass 
slides for magic lantern; mixture of 
hand-illustrated and photographic types; 
the expected biblical scenes, but also 
many hymnal texts and Temperance 
Movement. (230+ items)
$200–250 ❖
1504
A diverse collection of illustrated 
83 x 83mm glass slides for magic 
lantern. (150+ items)
$100–200 ❖
1505
Collection remainder of magic lantern-
related items, including “History of a 
Ship” set of five wooden slides in box, a 
magic lantern lens, two wooden rotary 
slides (defective), some wooden slide 
cases, and various other elements. 
(qty.)
$100–200 ❖
1506
Collection remainder comprising a group 
of five copperplate or steel engravings 
depicting magic lanterns and their use in 
family settings (the largest 27 x 20cm), 
together with four cartes-de-visite 
(one by James R. Dobson, Adelaide), 
two stereo cards, and nineteen magic 
lantern slides on paper. (30 items)
$150–200 ❖
1507
A diverse collection of stereo cards, 
spanning the mid-19th to early-20th 
centuries; noted one card depicting 
crowds engaging in winter sports on 
frozen falls at Niagara. (250+ items)
$300–500 ❖
1508
Brass and steel microscope, 
19th century, 28.5cm at highest setting, 
in timber box with miniature drawer 
(key present).
$100–200 ❖
1509
KEYSTONE VIEW COMPANY: Two 
handheld stereoscopes - one c.1890s 
model, and one c.1920s telebinocular 
model. (2 items)
$100–150 ❖
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