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This rare treasure is a 1800s Magic Lantern Slide titled Rainbow and written on wooden frame. It depicts a colored detail slide of an intricately painted Rainbow in a Rainstorm in wood frame. Size is 3" x 3" in diameter and mahogany frame is 4” x 7”. These were hand painted in extraordinary detail by artists onto glass slides. The Magic Lantern Slide could be held up to candle light or most often inserted into a Lantern Projector. In the 1700s through 1800s, these slides were the movie VCR / DVD of the period and would captivate young to old with their color detailed display. Magic Lantern Slides are seldom found as most have broken or in professional collections and sometimes found in a museum. This 100+ year old handcrafted and painted slide will be the highlight to collection of old movie memorabilia.
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