Items tagged optical toys in MV Collections
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Lantern Slide - Miniature Panorama Format, Character Encounters Animal, 1820-1860
Alternative Name(s): Children's Slide; Panorama Magic Lantern Slide This lantern slide is part of the Francis Collection of pre-cinematic apparatus and ephemera, acquired by the Austra ...
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Peepshow - 'A Perspective of the Thames Tunnel', Germany, circa 1850
German peepshow in its original slip case consisting of six panels which have been attached in a concertina like arrangement. Its two viewing peeps give views above and below the water ...
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Anamorphosis - Emperor Napoleon III of France, 1852-1870
Printed anamorphosis which shows a portrait of French Emperor Napoleon III. Anamorphosis is a perspective technique whereby an image which appears distorted when viewed normally, appea ...
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Engraving - Peepshow at Fraser's Royal Circus, circa 1840s-1860s
Engraving showing two boys looking through the viewers of an itinerant showman's peepshow. A peepshow is a closed, or partially closed box with one or more viewing holes. Interchange ...
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Engraving - 'Tottenham High Cross', William Ellis, circa 1806
Engraving by Haydon, based on an original drawing by William Ellis (1747-1810). It was published by J. Stratford for the publication 'Descriptions of London' by Dr. Hughson. In the fore ...
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Engraving - 'Oh Raree Show', circa 1711
Hand-coloured engraving, showing an itinerant showman carrying his peepshow. It is taken from the 1711 edition of the 'Cries of London'. This image is believed to represent Old Harry, a ...
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Etching - 'Het Committe van Buitelandsche Zaaken', James Gillray, circa 1796
Etching by James Gillray, after David Hess (1770-1843), depicting a Dutch political satire and featuring a peepshow, a popular entertainment of that time. It is a comment on the revolut ...
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Engraving - 'Only a Penny', H.G. Glindoni, circa 1900
Print of an itinerant showman with his peepshow set up, ready to entertain. The image is taken from 'Pall Mall Magazine', from an original painting by H.G. Glindoni (1852 -1913). A pee ...
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Painting - Chinese Man & Boy with Peepshow, circa 1800-1900
Hand painted picture of a Chinese peepshow depicting a boy looking through the viewing aperture of the lower box. The operator can be seen pulling some strings at the back of the box, w ...
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Anamorphosis - Monk with Spade, Date Unknown
Anamorphosis showing a monk with a spade is hand drawn and coloured. Anamorphosis is a perspective technique whereby an image which appears distorted when viewed normally, appears norm ...
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