John Wesley courtesy of Elsbury Images
Elsbury Images Magic Lantern Powerpoint
Many substantial collections of moving image artefacts in the United Kingdom have been built over many years, fuelled by the enthusiasm of an individual. Elsbury Images is the commerical aspects of such a personal collection which includes magic lanterns and magic lantern slides from 1880-1910, some of which can be seen in the powerpoint presentation above; 35mm, 28mm and 16mm projectors, including Kodacolor dating back to 1906 as well as cine cameras from 1910 to 1960. All this equipment is supplemented by the original promotional material including various large posters and life-size cut-outs, mainly for Kodak products, together with an extensive collection of catalogues for Cine-Kodak (1923-1980), Pathescope 9.5 (1923-1950) as well as film hire library catalogues (1935-1960). This type of documentation is often disregarded but provides invaluable context for this equipment. Is there a comprehensive collection of catalogues and manuals out there?
