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 ❖ 152
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