Magic lantern - Butcher & Sons part 2.

Magic Lanterns, supplied by
W. Butcher & Sons
part 2


This lantern has a Russian iron lamp house with fretwork, two side opening doors with peepholes, a rear stable type door, and a cowl which does a good job of blocking extraneous light. The front end is all brass with a triple extension, spring loaded changer mount, and good rack & pinion focussing via an excellent combination of 4 inch condenser and objective assembly. Inside is a sled carrying a parabolic reflector, and a lampholder with 250 watt projector bulb and cloth covered cables to a bayonet plug for the UK lighting system. The sled carries a label for W.Butcher & Sons. It measures 47 x 29 x 17 cm and weighs 10.8 kg.

This magic lantern has its original chimney. It has rack-and-pinion adjustment for focussing (as well as the sliding barrel) and there are adjustments for setting the distance between the plates for holding the slide changers and also for varying the level of the instrument. It has a 4 cm (1.5") diameter projector lens and a 11 cm (4.25") diameter condenser lens. Fully extended the lantern is 61 cm (24") long, it is 16.5 cm (6.5") wide and stands 39,5 cm (15.5") high with the chimney in place.
	A small circular shield with the trademark of W. Butcher & Sons, London, is located on the front wall of the lamp housing.







Very rare Butcher magic lantern. Most of the body is made of cast and machined light alloy with rest of the parts nickel plated. The projector dates from the early to mid 1920's. It is beautifully made, even the carrier is made of alloy.
	Weydale enlarger.
Weydale Enlarger made by W.Butcher & Sons of London in the late 19th century. Brass, iron and Wood construction. It slides out for course focusing and has an adjustable lens at the front for fine focus. It has a wooden slide holder which takes 3.5" x 2.5" slides and the centre comes out to take 6.5" x 4.75" slides.