Antique Magic Lantern Slip Slide, My Own Blue Bell(e) cigar box cart this giant smiling Jack-o-Lantern--right in

this giant smiling Jack-o-Lantern--right in time for Halloween but I also think quite transcendent

clicks and pops

which is a bit brittle

overall very good antique condition

The box measures 7" diameter and 3" tall overall

Antique Magic Lantern Slip Slide, My Own Blue Bell(e) cigar box cart this giant smiling Jack-o-Lantern--right inI think magic lantern "slip" slides are really fun a very simple early mechanical means of creating a changing image, with the black painted ground of the slide concealing (more of less) a second image that is revealed when the top pane of glass is pulled to the right. And I really love the bright blue bell in this one, which slides out to reveal a pretty blue belle! Closed: 7 3 8" x 4" x 7 16". Good condition, with a bit of paint loss, as documented,