Magic Lantern With 3 Sets Of Humorous Glass Plates

Magic Lantern La Bonne Presse circa 1908.3 Series of humorous glass plates: - Complete series "In an automobile" 6 hand-painted plates. - Series "The Magician" 2 black and white engraving plates. - Series "Extraordinary Fishing" 3 hand-painted plates. This lantern is offered in the 1908 catalog of the Maison de la Bonne Presse, created by Georges-Michel COISSAC: "Device “Bonne Presse” No. 1 recommended to lecturers. It is an "elegant and solid device, with a rich body...". It consists of a body in thick Russian sheet metal with a door on both sides and a double rear door topped with an openwork conical dome with a frieze chimney. The front is entirely in varnished copper with a square and very thick spring-loaded plate and counterplate allowing the introduction of various film holders and scientific accessories. The magic lantern is the ancestor of projection devices, it allows images to be projected. painted on glass plates through a lens, via the light of a candle or an oil lamp. link on our site https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/lanterne-magique-la-bonne-presse-avec-3-s%C3%A9ries-plaques-de-verre-humoristiques