Magic Lantern Slide: Inscription on Sycamore

This photographic slide shows a graffiti carving on a tree trunk, and seems to record the date 1893. The slide was part of the collection belonging to John Crabtree and is within a set of slides of nature and biological topics.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
118/1934/89
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Material
glasspaperphotographic emulsion
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: Inscription on Sycamore
Simple Name
slide
Inscription Transcription
handwritten slide number and title on label and top edge binding strip
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918)
Production Country
United Kingdom
Production Person Initials
John H.
Production Person Surname
Crabtree
Production Year Low
1863
Production Year High
1924

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Lantern Slide: Inscription on Sycamore