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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Slipping Type): Shooting Stars, c.1920

Inventory Number 27245


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.27245

Item type
Object
Provenance
Oxford University Observatory.
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Pencil
Metal
Wax
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 113mm Width: 301mm Depth: 20mm Weight: 229g
Inventory No
27245

Description

Home made rectangular wooden frame with two glass slides (photographic plates exposed to get black surface) with one drawn across the other giving shooting star effect. The frame is inscribed with instructions and information. A metal handle with a wax end is attached to one of the slides.