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Punch and Toby the dog magic lantern slide - Victorian period
Punch and Judy magic lantern slide - Victorian period
The Long Walk, Tresco Abbey, Isles of Scilly - Victorian period - from a hand tinted magic lantern slide
Cock Mill near Whitby Victorian period
Robert Burns from a Victorian magic lantern slide
Milk Boy Victorian period
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New magic stereoscope for viewing carte de visite -- floral design. Date: circa 1890s
Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene BullOpen Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914
Siegfried slaying the great dragon FafnerAct two : armed with the magic sword Notung, Siegfried kills Fafner, who has taken on the form of a dragon. Scene from Wagners Siegfried. Date: 1903
The Magic CarpetA couple - he in Chinese costume, she in harem pants - flying on a magic carpet above the onion domes and minarets of an Arabian city. Date: 1932
The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de GrayThe Prince Charming who became a Monster, The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray. 1926
Magical wand. EgyptMagical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty
Funerary relief. Pentagram. Stone dated in 1284. Barcelos. PFunerary relief. Pentagram. Stone dated in 1284, from Rio Covo Santa Eugenia. Archaeological Museum. Barcelos. Portugal
Advert for Carbolic smoke ball 1892Carbolic smoke ball, Hay Fever positively cured and prevented. Testimonials include It acted like magic! It is simply invaluable!. 1892
LULLY / ARMIDEArmide has seduced all the other crusading knights : will she also lure Renaud to his downfall ? Yes, but since its all done by magic it doesn t count... Date: first performed 1686
Circa turning men into beastsCirce, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE
Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900
Magician with two white doves, CornwallMagician in a sparkly red costume and silver top hat with two white doves perched on her hands, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine cover - The Golden PrincessCover of Fantastic Adventures, August 1940 featuring The Golden Princess, story by Robert Moore Williams. A magical fantasy woman hypnotises two men. Date: 1940
Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine, Goddess of the Golden FlameCover of Fantastic Adventures, July 1947, featuring the story Goddess of the Golden Flame by William P. McGivern. A powerful-looking fantasy woman directs a thunderbolt at an approaching man
Triple form of Hecate around a column. Ancient Greek mythology goddess from Asia Minor and Thrace. She is associated with crossroads, fire, the Moon, magic, witchcraft
Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skullDaniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886), Scottish-American medium, contemplating a skull. Date: 19th century
Harry Houdini, Tied UpHarry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910
Swimming a WitchThe art of Swimming a witch. The lady floating is the witch, who by dint of her buoyancy has failed the test. At the bottom right-hand corner you can see the feet of the woman who passed the test but
Advert for Kemt magic mist hairspray 1948Kemt magic mist wakes the sleeping beauty in your hair. with a touch of a finger-tip on your kemt mist-ifier you release a magic mist as fine as frosted breath
Stage Magic TrickTERRY SEABROOKE Novely British stage magician, about to saw a woman in half with a hacksaw! Date: late 1960s
Witches Wrecking ShipThree witches, with their familiar, call up a storm to wreck a ship Date: 1931
Marriage of Puss in Boots Master to the PrincessPuss in Boots takes over the Rich Magicians castle and leads the King to believe that it belongs to his Master. Pusss Master marries the Princess
Puss in Boots enters the Rich Magicians castle. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697
Puss in Boots challenges the Magician to turn into a mousePuss in Boots challenges the Rich Magician to turn himself into a mouse -- this is a trick, as Puss immediately catches the mouse and eats it
The Bloksberg TrystUndated handwritten text regarding and colour illustration of The Bloksberg Tryst. HPF/5C/52
Magician performing trick on table with cup and ballsColoured print of illustration, entitled " Escamoteur: La premiere muscade la voila" showing magician performing trick on table with cup and balls, circa 1810. HPG/8/2/1 (xi)"
Walpurgis Night, showing the spot where the Bloksberg TrystUndated copy of illustration of Walpurgis Night, showing the spot where the Bloksberg Tryst was held. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)
The Oracle by Charles RobinsonColourful image of a party reveller holding a crystal ball and a jester toy
Fairy collects berries in the evening lightA fairy clad in greens, collects dark berries in a sack. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Siberian ShamanSiberian shaman
Summoning a SpiritStanding in a magic circle, manual in one hand and sword (to be on the safe side) in the other, a magician summons a spirit to do his bidding
Summoning the DevilStanding in a magic circle, a magician summons a devil to do his bidding
Sorcerer of Tivoli C1830The Sorcerer of Tivoli, in the Tivoli Gardens, Paris, France
8 Immortals Cross SeaThe Eight Immortals cross the sea, each using their own particular magic charm. The story is used as a proverb for there being many ways to accomplish a task
Witches Old and YoungOld witch, young witch : in their village home, Guillemette Babin helps her mother Radegonde brew potions for working magic on their neighbours
Gossip about Fairies 36Children should be warned not to accept rides from strange magic horses - these unhappy kids are riding, alas, to a home neath the waves whence they are unlikely to return
Catherine LA VoisinCATHERINE DESHAYES, veuve Monvoisin, known as LA VOISIN French adventuress who was burnt at the stake for her part in the Chambre Ardente affair involvig dubious magic
Spells of Love and HateCasting spells of Love and Hate
Eye of ShivaTHE EYE OF SHIVA a magical protective sign of the Indians
Batak Charm BookBATAK, book of charms Natives of Sumatra find here charms to guide and protect them in all their affairs
Buckle of IsisBUCKLE OF ISIS Since Isis was the greatest of the Egyptian divinities, this buckle carrying her insignia meant that no wrong could be done to the wearer