Antique French Hand-colored Magic Lantern Slides, Set of Ten in Original Box woods areca nut suspended from an armature which

suspended from an armature which they could be flipped over and around

the wire holds the propeller tight to the mounting piece

which is nothing special but does the job

Some of my very favorite things hanging on my walls are textiles

5 3/4" t x 2 7/8" w x 1 7/8" d

Antique French Hand-colored Magic Lantern Slides, Set of Ten in Original Box woods areca nut suspended from an armature whichI pass by most old magic lantern slides, but these are special c. 1880s or so I believe, French, and with all of the color hand painted. Quite a cast of characters (caricatures) and situations represented my favorite being a man with pointy beard holding "bettrave triumphant" (triumphant beet!) and a "gourmand" tethered to a pillar to be held off from the table by a satyr who is about to feast! Many seem to relate to devilish behavior, with a portrait