Popping the Bubbly: Antique Slip Animation Magic Lantern Slide the doctor at home measures 4 inches

measures 4 inches

as the entire lot weighs about 8 lbs

perhaps including smoked mackerel

10 1/8" x 14"

Popping the Bubbly: Antique Slip Animation Magic Lantern Slide the doctor at home measures 4 inchesI'd never seen one of these before I found this, but have since learned that "slip animation" magic lantern slides were a Victorian era novelty. Inside the wood frame are two panes of glass, one of them which, painted with one strategically placed black blob, slides in and out to either conceal, or expose, the popping of the cork on our lady's bottle of ginger pop! Pretty clever, and I really love the analog method of simulating action. And tis the