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You could tell in a heartbeat if that was a professionally produced Magic Lantern Slide (MLS). Since your item is on glass, it does seem that someone may have tried to produce their own MLS from the earlier picture. And the fact that you were able to track down and find the actual cabinet/picture is fanatastic as that verifies the subject matter of the item, and that it definitely includes Wagner. A great item, even if produced later than when the photo was originally taken. I doubt it would be the original glass negative from the actual 1896 photo though. Again, I am no photo expert, but it may be worthwhile to get your item to someone who is, and see if they can tell you any more about it. Great item and image none the less. Imagine there is also some value to the piece as well. Getting it to a photo expert who knows something about MLSs could get you a better idea of how, and when, it was made. Can't tell for certain from your scans how clear and defined the image is on your glass slide. But as I mentioned before, I have a small collection of about 15-20 baseball themed MLSs primarily from the mid-1910s, and the clarity and definition on those is absolutely amazing. Can only hope your glass slide image is of a similar condition/shape. Good luck. Last edited by BobC; 09-14-2021 at 04:28 PM. |
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Interesting mystery
Great piece of history
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Here's a pin made from the same image, including a copyright date: https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDe...-AND-ED-BARROW
And here's an interesting history on the company that made it. Don't know whether they had anything to do with the slide, but maybe you can glean some clues: https://www.tedhake.com/viewuserdefi...e.aspx?pn=whco |
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Bryan, where do find these things? You always dig up such cool pieces and your historical descriptions/explanations are awesome.
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Bryan, Out of curiosity, how thick would you say your glass slide is? The ones I have from different years/manufacturers all seem to be exactly the same, about 1/8" thick, or maybe a hair under that. I woulde assume such a standard thickness would be to fit the projectors they were made for. Mine are all the exact same 4" X 3-1/4" dimensions that you said your slide is as well. So if the thickness is similar that would seem to indicate someone was trying to create some kind of magic lantern slide from that 1896 image, even if only a homemade one from a kit.
And where did you find that, as Rhotchkiss was asking? |
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I am always looking everywhere and for everything.
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A great find. I'd still try to get it in the hands of someone who's a photo and MLS expert and see if they can pin down a date for you around when this was actually created. Since they actually sold kits to make these at home 100+ years ago, I assume someone could have tried to make this in very recent years. But if so, and they were doing it to try and make some money off it, you'd think they'd have used a much more famous and iconic image, not such an obscure and not widely known one. And again, that is why if it were mine, I'd like an expert to examine it, in person, to make sure it isn't the equivalent of like a modern reprint. I don't think it is recently made though, I think you have a very cool item at least around 100 years or so old. |
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