Magic lantern - Life model sets

part 9

A rather extensive collection of beautiful life-model sets of
magic lantern slides


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	Friendless Bob: or, kindness to animals A set of 18 magic lantern slides based on the story of the same name made by York & Son, England. The slides bear the well-known triangular label with York's trademark. The founder of the company, Frederick York, can be seen in several life model series. Similarly in this series, on slides 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, as Mr Fortescue.


1. The Missionary on the Common	2. The Missionary makes acquaintance with Bob	3. Bob has a new idea

4. Bob makes a friend of Jerry	5. Bob's arrival at the cottage	6. Bob passes the night with Jerry


7. Bob at breakfast	8. Bob and his Grandmother	9. On the sands

10. Ethel rides Jerry	11. Mr Fortescue chastises the donkey boy	12. Bob worsted in the fight

13. Ethel confiding in Bob	14. Granny, what does a donkey cost	15. Bob in tears


16. Preaching on the sands	17. The walk along the beach	18. Mrs Brown divulges the secret
Dutiful Jim A small set of five magic lantern slides made by an unknown manufacturer about a boy who works in the fields and is thanked for this by his mother.


Home, Sweet Home. A set of 6 glass lantern slides in the 3.25” x 4.0” format. The original square 3.25" slides were produced by York & Sons, London in 1900. They were remounted in the early twentieth century by Pacific Stereopticon Co., Los Angeles to fit the American 3.25” x 4.0” slide holders. The last picture is a bonus : a song title paper "In Our Home, Sweet Home" by John T. Kelly and produced by DeWitt Wheeler, which, although not part of this set , is enough interesting to be shown here.
		1. Mid Pleasures and Palaces

2. Home, Home Sweet Home	3. The Poor Sailor Boy	4. Home, Sweet Home


5. An Exile from Home	6. Home, Home Sweet Home	The song
The lyrics of "Home, Sweet Home" are:

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home
A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there
Which seek thro' the world, is ne'er met elsewhere
Home! Home!
Sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home
There's no place like home!

An exile from home splendor dazzles in vain
Oh give me my lowly thatched cottage again
The birds singing gaily that came at my call
And gave me the peace of mind dearer than all
Home! Home!
Sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home
There's no place like home!

	Dick Wilson's home A set of 10 magic lantern slides made by York & Son England after the story 'Dick Wilson's home, and what changed it. ' (c. 1900)
		1. Don't Dick, don't!

2. 'Gentle Jesus, meek and mild'	3. Their hungry eyes looked wistfully at the herring	4. 'I didn't mean to interfere with you Dick'

5. The man had sat down to the table, sullen	6. She was down on her knees beside him	7. 'Children! are you asleep?'


8. Come along, children! we'll all have a feast	9. 'Well, do you like it?'	10. Happiness and prosperity
Every night when Dick Wilton comes home, he sends his children straight to bed. He often beats them and they often get no food, because most of the money is drowned in the pub. When he hears the youngest child praying, he repents and shares the herrings he wanted to keep for himself with his wife and children. From that day on, everything will be different....
The Fireman's Wedding This set of 7 slides was made by York & Son, London. The title slide does not belong to this set, because it was made by Bamforth & Co.
	Title slide	1. It's a wedding -- that's what it is, sir


2. So I jumped up and opened the window	3. I got pushed up in a corner	4. And there was the face at window


5. When up sprang a young fireman	6. He got on the top of the ladder	7. Stand back, lads! stand back here they are
Billy's Rose De roos van Billy A set of 10 lantaarnplaten made by York & Son, England. It appears that slides 3 en 5 are the same, or that slide 3 was shown twice. The series is based on a ballad written in the 1890s by George R Sims. It tells the story of a little boy and his sister who was influenced by what she had learned at Sunday School. Sims was also the author of the poems 'In the signal box', 'The Life boat', 'Mrs three-doors-up', and many more ... You will find them on this site.
	1. A vile and filthy alley

2. She felt his wasted fingers lighten	3. I can see them there with Jesus	4. A drunken father's curses, and a drunken mother's blows

5. I can see them there with Jesus	6. He told me that the pretty name was Rose	7. Then she knelt her down and prayed


8. The Rose fell at Nelly's feet	9. Nell frozen with the red Rose in her hand	10. The children meet in heaven
More life series....