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Lantern Slide - Cart & Limousine, circa 1930s Reg. No: MM 69557

Summary:: Colour glass lantern slide of an illustration contrasting a primitive chariot drawn by a man with a limousine car . Made by Alex. Gunn & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1930s.

One of a set of over 420 lantern slides, used by lecturer Walter S. Binks, a popular psychology and vocational guidance lecturer based in Melbourne, Victoria. Binks gave lectures throughout Australia in the 1930s and 1940s. Binks advertised his lectures as associated with the Australasian Opportunity League or Universal Opportunity League.

Purchased by the donor at an opportunity shop. The collection was stored in three wooden trays (two compartments in each tray), and 95 slides stored separately. Many of the slides were produced in Melbourne from images and cuttings presumably supplied by Binks.
Description:: Standard format (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch square) colour lantern slide, with image printed on glass.
Description Of Content:: Slide is divided into two. In the top half is a sketch of two cavemen, one pulling the other along in a cart. In the bottom half is a sketch of a car driving along a dirt road.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mrs Orsini, 1990

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	82 mm (Height), 82 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	cars, psychology, lantern slides
Themes this item is part of:	Universal Opportunity League Collection, Walter Samuel Binks, Vocational Consultant and Self-Help Lecturer (1892-1983), Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	EDUCATION
Secondary Classification:	Adult Education
Tertiary Classification:	popular psychology
Inscriptions:	Text, edge of slide: GUNN'S SLIDE, 9 Collins Place, Melb. Cent. 2763.
Format:	Lantern Slide: Colour; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.)
Manufacturer:	Gunn's Slides, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s Alex. Gunn & Sons were operating from 9 Collins Place 1935-1938.
User:	Walter Binks, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s-1940s