Sciopticon (or magic lantern)
| Description: |
The Sciopticon or magic lantern is an early version of a slide and movie projector. Beginning in the 1670s through the early 1900s, these projectors turned a small picture painted on glass into a larger image. Using an oil lamp and a wall or white sheet, the projected pictures tell a story. This large projector presented programs to large groups of people around 1895. What types of stories would you tell? |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/2054 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Sciopticon 19th Century Lanterns |
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