Treasures of pre-cinema history
The magic lantern
Lorenz Neussner, Nürnberg
It is likely that the Nuremberg optician Lorenz Neussner made tinplate lanterns in the second half of the 1850s before taking up the manufacture of "modern" magic lanterns around 1860/61, probably inspired by the successful factory of Heinrich Denecke. Lorenz Neussner died in 1868, his son Ludwig then took over the workshop and continued the production of magic lanterns until the mid-1870s.
Collections
Lantern 01
Date:
c. 1862
Maker:
Lorenz Neussner
Place of Origin:
Nürnberg
Materials/Techniques:
Painted sheet / Glass
Dimensions:
Length: 340 mm, Width: 200 mm, Height 430 mm
Lantern 02
Date:
c. 1865
Maker:
Lorenz Neussner
Place of Origin:
Nürnberg
Materials/Techniques:
Painted sheet / Glass
Dimensions:
Length: 270 mm, Width: 130 mm, Height 230 mm
Lantern 03
Date:
c. 1865
Maker:
Lorenz Neussner
Place of Origin:
Nürnberg
Materials/Techniques:
Painted sheet / Glass
Dimensions:
Length: 310 mm, Width: 150 mm, Height 350 mm
Lantern 04
Date:
c. 1870
Maker:
Lorenz Neussner
Place of Origin:
Nürnberg
Materials/Techniques:
Painted sheet / Glass
Dimensions:
Length:290 mm, Width: 110 mm, Height 230 mm