Magic Lantern Slide: Water Mantis, Ranatra Linearis
This slide is from a commercially-made set featuring butterflies and insects. The photographic image shows a water mantis.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 318/1977/245
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Water Mantis, Ranatra Linearis
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten '[8]3' on top edge; printed Newton label [King Street] at top corner; handwritten 'AY. 83' and 'Water Mantis.' on mount
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914)
- Production Town
- London
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Surname
- Newton & Co.
- Production Year High
- 1913
