Cameras & 
Photographic 
Equipment
1132
Large c.1890s mahogany and brass 
MAGIC LANTERN with rack-and-pinion 
lens, tin chimney element, side-
opening door with red glass peephole, 
“W. Watson & Sons 251 Swanston 
St Melbourne” retailer’s plate; later 
retrofitted for electricity, dimensions 
approx. 37 x 17 x 45cm.
$250–350
1134
MAGIC LANTERN: Black-
lacquered tin body, brass 
rack-and-pinion lens, c.1900s; 
dimensions approx. 42 x 13 x 30cm.
$200–300 ❖
1135
Large c.1890s mahogany and brass 
MAGIC LANTERN with rack-and-pinion 
lens, tin chimney element, side-opening 
door with red glass peephole; engraved 
to front plate “T. Gaunt, Optician, 
Melbourne” (official watchmaker and 
optician to the Governor of Victoria; 
operated out of a premises in the Royal 
Arcade); later retrofitted for electricity, 
dimensions approx. 40 x 20 x 55cm.
$400–600
1133
MAGIC LANTERN: Black-lacquered 
tin body, brass rack-and-pinion 
lens, dual side-opening doors with 
red glass peepholes, c.1900s; an 
attractive example with ornate 
upper and lower ventilation holes; 
dimensions approx. 42 x 13 x 30cm.
$200–300
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