Lantern Slides

Description

A collection of lantern slides used for cinema advertising.

Lantern slides are hand-drawn, painted, or photographic images on glass, intended for viewing by projection; often made in sets. Photographic lantern slides were introduced in the United States by 1850 and popular through World War 1; commonly 3.25 x 4 in. (9 x 10 cm.) with a black paper mask, a cover glass, and taped edges.

Contributor

Various collectors

Collection Items

Out in the open wear Summer Breeze.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Avoid colds & discomfort in wet weather.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Tread the road to post-war prosperity in Friendly-Fit shoes.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Rainy days are Gloshette days : a "G.P." product.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

G.P. tennis shoes.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Insist on G.P. footwear : made better to wear better.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Russell "friendly fit" with steel arch support.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Promenade with pride and comfort in G.P. "Dolores" shoes.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Iris lingerie : as charming and delicate as the flower.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

It's Iris-sistable Iris lingerie.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

"Iris" Celanese lingerie.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Cesarine (self colours) : guaranteed fadeless, all British.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

For hours of ease, fashion decrees frocks of Cesarine self colour.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Cesarine self colours.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Hurrah for youth and sunny days! : hurrah for Cesarine.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Summer Breeze : ask to see this lovely new design.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Cool, calm and colourful in a frock of Summer Breeze.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Air-Cell blankets.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Aircell an Onehunga product.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.

Rothmans Consulate filter-tipped Virginia.
Lantern slide used for cinema advertising.
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