Tam O ' Shanter & Souter Johnnie Statues, Ayr, Scotland, Magic Lantern Glass Slide
Item History & Price
Vintage Magic Lantern Glass SlideIf you have never purchased a slide from me, please take a minute to read. Thanks!Size: 3 1/4" X 4" (3.25 inches X 4 inches). Metric: 8.25 cm by 10.16 cm. (outside dimensions)Combined Shipping: Pay with a single PayPal payment and eBay will automatically give you the shipping discount
Take up to a week to combine. Please hold off paying until you want the items shipped.US Discounts: The "Shipping and... Payments" tab shows the additional per-slide cost for combined shipping.
Outside the US: Go to the US Postal Service website (USPS.com) to calculate shipping. The first slide weighs 5 ounces & each additional slide adds 2 ounces. (The price to ship two slides is usually the same as the cost to ship one slide.)Contact me or wait for an invoice IF...a) The shipping discount seems wrong....or,
b) You are buying more than 20 slides (I can give cheaper rates using flat-rate boxes)...or,
c) The combined order needs to go via Priority or Express Mail (the eBay combined shipping is too high for these options)If you pay in separate payments, or don't wait for an invoice in the above situations, I will assume you are okay with the shipping amount you paid.To contact me: Please use eBay messaging and not email. I usually check eBay messages at least once a day.Provide a correct address: If an item comes back to me as undeliverable, no forwarding address, or refused (or not picked up from customs, etc.), you will need to pay additional money if you want me to resend the slide. That needs to happen within 10 days of the slide being returned. Customs & International (non-US) orders: Customs and other similar fees are NOT included in the price and are the responsibility of the buyer. Depending on the country, it can take 6 weeks or longer to arrive, particularly if it gets held up in customs.SLIDE CONDITION:Please review the seller's notes/condition description above.Please zoom in and examine all pictures carefully. I do not usually list defects clearly visible in the pictures. I also do not list problems which are typical for slides this old, which could include the following: Glass: The glass may be dusty, dirty, sticky, or have smudge marks (I do not clean before selling). The glass may have minor scratches, surface abrasions or small nicks on the edges or corners. I make a special note of any cracks (unless they are behind the tape and I don't know they are there). Image: Small specks, scratches or other imperfections may be present in the image. There can be browning, yellowing, or fading of the image, particularly where the image meets the paper mat. In some cases, there can be oxidation, heat damage, crackling of the image, or other deterioration. I try to make a note when there is unusual damage (such as bleeding of the image, etc.) but please examine pictures carefully in case I missed something.Paper Mat: Most slides have a paper mat between the sheets of glass. There may be age-related shrinkage tears, fading, wrinkling, oxidation residue, or other damage to the mat.Binding Tape: The tape holding the slide together may be loose, ripped, torn, damaged, brittle, or partially missing. The tape can sometimes be so brittle (or the glue on the tape so old) than ANY handling will cause some of the tape to come off. In other words, some of the tape visible in the pictures may not be there by the time the slide arrives at your door. I generally don't sell slides which are completely "falling apart" but if I did, I would document that. The tape may have been replaced or repaired over the years, sometimes with tape which is NOT appropriate for a glass slide. In some cases, new tape may not stand up to the heat of old projectors. Size-Converted Slides: In some cases, US-sized slides (4" X 3 1/4") were ORIGINALLY British-sized slides (3 1/4" X 3 1/4") and have been converted to the larger size (Usually by adding a larger cover glass and putting filler glass or cardboard on the edges of the original image glass). The conversion was often done by the company who originally sold the slides and is often done so well (it is almost always hidden by the binding tape) that I don't notice it. If I do notice it, I will add the note "size-converted slide" to the condition description.Dates, Titles & Labels: If there is a date/year in the title of this listing, it usually comes from the label on the slide and is probably the date of the item (such as artwork) pictured in the slide. It may not be the date the slide was actually created. Please review all of the pictures and zoom in to get the full titles of the slide. I might add information to the title which is NOT on the label, and such information is MY BEST GUESS. Labels on slides are occasionally wrong, so please do your own verification. There may be writing, scribbles, or other marks on labels. Labels may be torn, faded, starting to come off, or even missing. In some cases there may be a label on the reverse side which is not shown. The item details I use are just to help people find the slide and may be wrong. Cardboard Frames: For slides framed in stapled cardboard (typically movie slides), there can be rust on the staples, slightly deteriorating cardboard, marks on the cardboard, etc. For slides framed in pressed cardboard, the cardboard can sometimes be separating or deteriorating.Definition of Terms: In the item specifics, I typically identify a lantern slide as an "original print" - That is because it is a vintage slide and not a modern or "recent" reproduction. Slides that are photos of artworks are always reproductions of the artwork, but the slide itself is an original slide. The slide may have been made years AFTER the original artwork. I call these slides "magic" lantern slides, even though later slides were often just called "lantern slides." I use the term "magic" in the listings (especially the titles of the listings) because it is commonly used today in searches for lantern slides.Photos are hard to get perfect: The pictures for this listing were taken using a piece of tracing paper between the slide and the backlight. The tissue paper helps me create clearer photos, but the texture of the paper can be seen in white areas in the image. It can also CREATE A FALSE SHADOW in some of the images. ( Look at the shadow cast by the paper mat in the photos, and that should give you a good idea of what other false shadows you might be seeing.) Sometimes, especially if the image is darker (or if I can't get it into focus), I remove the paper between the slide and the backlight. In those cases, it almost always creates grid lines (which can appear WAVY) in the photos which are NOT in the original slide. Ebay ALSO modifies the quality of the photos uploaded. The photo quality is almost ALWAYS worse than the actual slides.Color/Shading: Between the camera I use and the computer screen you use, the color or shading in the pictures will NOT be perfect. In particular, labels often appear to be more yellow or darker than they actually are.Focus, Reflections & Mirror Images: The actual slide is usually more "in focus" than the photos. Especially when there is a lot of BLACK in the image, the cover glass often shows reflections that are NOT in the actual slide (usually a reflection of my hand, the camera, or my t-shirt). I take the pictures from the LABEL side of the slide, which is often the BACK side. This means the photos in the listing MIGHT be a mirror image of how the slide should look when it is projected. I use inventory boxes to keep track of the slides that are for sale, but on a rare occasion I can not find a slide I have sold. If for some reason I can not find your order, I will refund your purchase price and cancel the order.Inventory Code: GN-211
Take up to a week to combine. Please hold off paying until you want the items shipped.US Discounts: The "Shipping and... Payments" tab shows the additional per-slide cost for combined shipping.
Outside the US: Go to the US Postal Service website (USPS.com) to calculate shipping. The first slide weighs 5 ounces & each additional slide adds 2 ounces. (The price to ship two slides is usually the same as the cost to ship one slide.)Contact me or wait for an invoice IF...a) The shipping discount seems wrong....or,
b) You are buying more than 20 slides (I can give cheaper rates using flat-rate boxes)...or,
c) The combined order needs to go via Priority or Express Mail (the eBay combined shipping is too high for these options)If you pay in separate payments, or don't wait for an invoice in the above situations, I will assume you are okay with the shipping amount you paid.To contact me: Please use eBay messaging and not email. I usually check eBay messages at least once a day.Provide a correct address: If an item comes back to me as undeliverable, no forwarding address, or refused (or not picked up from customs, etc.), you will need to pay additional money if you want me to resend the slide. That needs to happen within 10 days of the slide being returned. Customs & International (non-US) orders: Customs and other similar fees are NOT included in the price and are the responsibility of the buyer. Depending on the country, it can take 6 weeks or longer to arrive, particularly if it gets held up in customs.SLIDE CONDITION:Please review the seller's notes/condition description above.Please zoom in and examine all pictures carefully. I do not usually list defects clearly visible in the pictures. I also do not list problems which are typical for slides this old, which could include the following: Glass: The glass may be dusty, dirty, sticky, or have smudge marks (I do not clean before selling). The glass may have minor scratches, surface abrasions or small nicks on the edges or corners. I make a special note of any cracks (unless they are behind the tape and I don't know they are there). Image: Small specks, scratches or other imperfections may be present in the image. There can be browning, yellowing, or fading of the image, particularly where the image meets the paper mat. In some cases, there can be oxidation, heat damage, crackling of the image, or other deterioration. I try to make a note when there is unusual damage (such as bleeding of the image, etc.) but please examine pictures carefully in case I missed something.Paper Mat: Most slides have a paper mat between the sheets of glass. There may be age-related shrinkage tears, fading, wrinkling, oxidation residue, or other damage to the mat.Binding Tape: The tape holding the slide together may be loose, ripped, torn, damaged, brittle, or partially missing. The tape can sometimes be so brittle (or the glue on the tape so old) than ANY handling will cause some of the tape to come off. In other words, some of the tape visible in the pictures may not be there by the time the slide arrives at your door. I generally don't sell slides which are completely "falling apart" but if I did, I would document that. The tape may have been replaced or repaired over the years, sometimes with tape which is NOT appropriate for a glass slide. In some cases, new tape may not stand up to the heat of old projectors. Size-Converted Slides: In some cases, US-sized slides (4" X 3 1/4") were ORIGINALLY British-sized slides (3 1/4" X 3 1/4") and have been converted to the larger size (Usually by adding a larger cover glass and putting filler glass or cardboard on the edges of the original image glass). The conversion was often done by the company who originally sold the slides and is often done so well (it is almost always hidden by the binding tape) that I don't notice it. If I do notice it, I will add the note "size-converted slide" to the condition description.Dates, Titles & Labels: If there is a date/year in the title of this listing, it usually comes from the label on the slide and is probably the date of the item (such as artwork) pictured in the slide. It may not be the date the slide was actually created. Please review all of the pictures and zoom in to get the full titles of the slide. I might add information to the title which is NOT on the label, and such information is MY BEST GUESS. Labels on slides are occasionally wrong, so please do your own verification. There may be writing, scribbles, or other marks on labels. Labels may be torn, faded, starting to come off, or even missing. In some cases there may be a label on the reverse side which is not shown. The item details I use are just to help people find the slide and may be wrong. Cardboard Frames: For slides framed in stapled cardboard (typically movie slides), there can be rust on the staples, slightly deteriorating cardboard, marks on the cardboard, etc. For slides framed in pressed cardboard, the cardboard can sometimes be separating or deteriorating.Definition of Terms: In the item specifics, I typically identify a lantern slide as an "original print" - That is because it is a vintage slide and not a modern or "recent" reproduction. Slides that are photos of artworks are always reproductions of the artwork, but the slide itself is an original slide. The slide may have been made years AFTER the original artwork. I call these slides "magic" lantern slides, even though later slides were often just called "lantern slides." I use the term "magic" in the listings (especially the titles of the listings) because it is commonly used today in searches for lantern slides.Photos are hard to get perfect: The pictures for this listing were taken using a piece of tracing paper between the slide and the backlight. The tissue paper helps me create clearer photos, but the texture of the paper can be seen in white areas in the image. It can also CREATE A FALSE SHADOW in some of the images. ( Look at the shadow cast by the paper mat in the photos, and that should give you a good idea of what other false shadows you might be seeing.) Sometimes, especially if the image is darker (or if I can't get it into focus), I remove the paper between the slide and the backlight. In those cases, it almost always creates grid lines (which can appear WAVY) in the photos which are NOT in the original slide. Ebay ALSO modifies the quality of the photos uploaded. The photo quality is almost ALWAYS worse than the actual slides.Color/Shading: Between the camera I use and the computer screen you use, the color or shading in the pictures will NOT be perfect. In particular, labels often appear to be more yellow or darker than they actually are.Focus, Reflections & Mirror Images: The actual slide is usually more "in focus" than the photos. Especially when there is a lot of BLACK in the image, the cover glass often shows reflections that are NOT in the actual slide (usually a reflection of my hand, the camera, or my t-shirt). I take the pictures from the LABEL side of the slide, which is often the BACK side. This means the photos in the listing MIGHT be a mirror image of how the slide should look when it is projected. I use inventory boxes to keep track of the slides that are for sale, but on a rare occasion I can not find a slide I have sold. If for some reason I can not find your order, I will refund your purchase price and cancel the order.Inventory Code: GN-211
