Light-Box Framed Lantern Slides of WWI Interest
Stock No
928
2013
- £1,700.00
- €1,983 Euro
- $2,123 US Dollar
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Item Description
The slides are in good condition and are all in tact with only a couple having small hairline cracks. The light-box frame surround was created by us and has led-strip bulbs illuminating the whole without the item becoming hot. The piece lights from the mains adaptor with a small cord and because LED lights have been used the power needed is minimal and the slides do not get hot. The slide frame is removable from the light box via a ring pull and each slide can be moved to create a differing order. We will provide the wooden case on sale which the slides were found in which is also fully annotated to the lid.
The ingenious way the slides have been displayed here means they can be enjoyed as intended with a constant source of diffused white light, many such slides are left in wooden boxes in attics and long forgotten.
Views to these very rare slides include 'French Machine Gun Instruction Class', 'French 280mm gun at work, shell being hoisted into position,' 'Funeral Of Lord Roberts', 'Siege Forts After Bombardment', ' Five dead Germans ', ' British Infantry getting through wire entanglements ', ' French soldiers attending a wounded comrade ,' ' First Aid By A French Surgeon ,' ' Execution of a German spy in France ,' and 'A Highlander wearing his anti-gas mask ' to name but a few. Each slide gives a huge insight into the real goings on of war, some being touching and others macabre and harrowing, though each wonderfully touching.
The magic lantern is the forerunner of the slide projector, and it is one of the most popular inventions of the marvellous world of optical illusion, alongside the Camera Obscura, the Magic Mirror, and various other contraptions that have captivated people for centuries.
A unique installation piece with weighty decorative appeal illuminating any room with a huge amount of gravitas.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Blunham, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire
Item Dimensions
H: 71cm W: 65cm D: 11cm
Period
c.1914-18
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Blunham, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1767 640995
+44 (0)772 9213013
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'Doe & Hope specialise in decorative, rare and unusual antiques from around the world with a particular interest in the atmosphere that surrounds an object, taking a cinematic approach in the presentation of our inventory. Our house style is probably best described as theatrical; being a concoction of old money, dramatic decorative, and faded gentility, with common themes of both humour and the macabre running through our inventory, that includes both academic and playful objects.
We are members of LAPADA and were included in Homes & Antiques '50 Best Antique Shops' in the UK for 2016. We have had a concession in the prestigious Liberty of London department store in 2015 and have also won the Antiques Young Gun of the Year award for 2014.
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