1894 BRASS AND WOOD PROFESSIONAL MAGIC LANTERN SLIDE PROJECTOR 21\" BY 16\" For Sale

This outstanding 19th century Magic Lantern is made of brass, tin and mahogany wood and the surface has been beautifully restored at some time in the not too distant past. The Lantern measures approx. 21” long overall 16 1/2” tall and retains its original mahogany base which measures 8 3/4” by 16”. It weighs approx. 25 pounds.

The Lantern retains its original tin chimney, original heavy brass lens and original mechanical slide holder. The original mount for the burner is present but the burner is lacking and it appears that otherwise the Lantern id complete although there are a number of what appear to be empty mounting holes on the top surface of the base below the lens and we are unsure if these were for accessories or if there were other types of mechanical slide holders that could be mounted there.

John Wrench & Son was English manufacturers of magic lanterns, working in London. The business was established by Edward Wrench as an optician; around 1852 his son John joined him to form the company E. Wrench & Son. The company started to make lanterns and this part of the business increased, eventually becoming the main manufacturing activity. Around 1885 John\'s son Alfred took over the management and continued the business as John Wrench & Son until after 1908. In 1889 Alfred patented the Terpuoscope, a lantern with a semi-automatic vertical slide changer incorporated into its body. Though their extensive catalogue contained a long list of lantern slides (almost 500 pages!) it is not clear whether they produced slides themselves. At the end of the 19th century Wrench\' lanterns were often sold by other dealers under their own label,

A very rare and stunningly beautiful, 1894 Professional / Optical Magic Lantern Projector manufactured by John Wrench & Son and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!

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