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    Posted 7 years ago

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    KKs_Kitsch
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    I discovered several of these and am wondering what they are? Ambrotype? Collodion? Daguerreotype? Please help!

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    Vintage William Lawson magic lantern ether saturator c1880 #4654
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    Magic Lantern Slides: Santa Claus Visits Xmas Eve Set C1892 (10 of 12) Theobald
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    Photo DIPLODOCUS FOSSIL SKELETON C1910 ANTIQUE Magic Lantern Slide DINOSAUR
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    Vintage William Lawson magic lantern ether saturator c1880 #4654
    Vintage William Lawson magic lanter...
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    1. artfoot artfoot, 7 years ago
      Magic lantern slides.
    2. SpiritBear, 7 years ago
      As for what a magic lantern is, it's an early projector which causes the image to expand into a seemingly life-size projection on a screen or wall. Early ones were flame-powered. Most later ones were electric. They were very novel back in the day.

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