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all a-whirl …

Toronto. In the days before motion pictures, people congregated to see ‘magic lantern‘ slides projected on a screen with commentary by the projectionist or an assistant. In order to add motion to the slides, some had added means to move … Continue reading

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serendipity

Toronto. Movies began with small machines at penny arcades, home movie projectors and finally movie theatres. Our resident movie expert, the late Robert Gutteridge, amassed a collection of old movie cameras, projectors, etc. An author of both books and articles, … Continue reading

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shine a light on me

Toronto. Projectors predate both photography and electricity. Called magic lanterns, they were often used by both magicians and charlatans. There are even people today who collect magic lanterns and slides (the Magic Lantern Society was formed about the same time … Continue reading

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Magic Lantern Society April 2017 Newsletter

Toronto.  I haven’t seen a Magic Lantern Society newsletter for some time now. Les Jones has thoughtfully sent along the April 2017 newsletter. The full name of the group is “The Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada“. … Continue reading

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Newsletter 12-10

I think you will agree that our new editor of the newsletter, David Bridge,  did himself well with this extravagant and colourful eleven page issue. The issue announces this month’s speaker, PHSC member and article contributor,  Professor Lindsay Lambert of … Continue reading

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