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Magic Lantern Sliders. These consist of transparent 

 paintings on glass, having all the variety of coloring in the 

 natural object, and illustrating a great variety of grotesque 

 and comic scenes, landscapes, views, portraits, some of 

 which are double slides giving motion to passengers, vessels, 

 parts of the body, &c., &c. Also extensively used in illus- 

 trating the sciences of astronomy, botany, natural history, 

 and for exhibiting the costumes of the different nations, 

 select scenes from Scripture history, views in the Holy Land, 

 and a variety of others too numerous to mention. The 

 full-sized slider is four inches wide, and where several views 

 are on the same slide, about sixteen inches long ; each slide 

 is inclosed in a mahogany frame, or the separate paintings 

 are inserted in circular openings in the frame, according to 

 the description of slider ; these slides are the proper size 

 for the phantasmagoria lantern. Besides which there is a 

 variety of smaller sizes called 12 inch, 10 inch, and 8 inch 

 sliders, suitable for smaller instruments. 



Fig. 737. 



Movable Sliders. (Fig. 737.) 

 This slider represents a barber, 

 shaving. By drawing the loose 

 slide, motion is given to the arm 

 and razor, the motions being re- 

 presented on the screen almost as 

 natural as life. There are also 



about one hundred different changes and representations in 

 the same style. Price, large size, 4 in. wide, each $1.25. 

 second " 3 in. " " $0.83. 



Lever Sliders, representing various movements, as a horse, 

 stag, swan bending his neck to drink, man bowing, ship roll- 

 ing on the sea, and numerous others. Price, each, $2.50. 



Fig. 738. 



Rack Sliders (Fig. 738) Representing various move- 

 ments, as the turning of a wind-mill, &c. Price, each, $3.50. 

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