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Balopticon lantern slide projector

Date: 1900-1920
Inventory Number: 2003-1-0129
Classification: Slide Projector
Subject:
optics, photography & projection,
Maker: Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1853-present)
Cultural Region:
United States,
Place of Origin:
Rochester,
Dimensions:
35 x 21 x 86 cm (13 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 33 7/8 in.)
Material:
wood, glass, metal, leatherette,
Accessories: brass keys (4), wooden slide carrier, projection lens
Description:
Lantern slide projector made of sheet metal, now heavily stained with rust.

The projector is mounted on an optical bench together with a bellows front, cuvettes, a glass reflector, a slide carrier and a balo projection lens.

There is a wooden box to hold the various parts of this projector.


Signedplaque in front face of projector: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. / Rochester, N.Y.
Inscribedplaque on side: L-108 [perhaps L-10B]

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