User Guide Series: Homer and Jean Blair Collection of United States Patent Models
Magic Lantern

6. Magic Lantern, U. S. Patent 42,412,
April 19,1864, George Sibbald, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The
invention is a lantern with hinged wings and a lens tube that extends
far enough into the interior of the lantern so that the inner lens is
not directly exposed to light from internal lamps. It is interesting
to note that the patent drawing shows a man wearing what may be a Civil
War uniform. The 13" x 9" x 8" metal and glass model is in excellent
condition with an original Patent Office tag.
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