Lantern Slide - Dissovling View, Winter, 1880s

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Summary:: Slide - part of a set of two used to produce a dissovling effect in a magic lantern show.

During a show, two projectors were angled together on a wooden support so that the images from each projector fell on the same point on a screen. This allowed for the 'dissolving' of one image into another using the fan shaped device, for example, this scene in winter becomes a scene in summer. The fan shaped shutter was used to achieve the dissolving effect.
Description:: Single lantern slide, comprising circular hand-coloured print on glass, with black mask, mounted in rectangular wooden frame. Part of a set of 2 dissolving views.
Description Of Content:: Depicts a mountainous winter scene with snow covered buildings and a man standing in the foreground beside a canal.
Acquisition Information:: Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI)

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	96 mm (Height), 175 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	magic lanterns, projector accessories, buildings, castles, mountains, masonry arch bridges, snow, arch bridges, canals, winter, lantern slides
Themes this item is part of:	Images & Image Making Collection, Francis Collection
Primary Classification:	ENVIRONMENTS
Secondary Classification:	Rural
Tertiary Classification:	townscapes
Format:	Lantern Slide: Colour; Wooden Framed - Single Image
Manufacturer:	Newton & Co., London, England, Great Britain, 1858-1899 (probably 1880s)
Collector:	Mr David Francis, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1990