Magic Collection (#6)

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

Slide Movie Victorian Magic Lantern Wrench Projector
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New magic stereoscope for viewing carte de visite -- floral design. Date: circa 1890s

Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene Bull
Open Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914

Siegfried slaying the great dragon Fafner
Act 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 Carpet
A 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

Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler

The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray
The Prince Charming who became a Monster, The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray. 1926

Magical wand. Egypt
Magical 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. P
Funerary relief. Pentagram. Stone dated in 1284, from Rio Covo Santa Eugenia. Archaeological Museum. Barcelos. Portugal

Advert for Carbolic smoke ball 1892
Carbolic smoke ball, Hay Fever positively cured and prevented. Testimonials include It acted like magic! It is simply invaluable!. 1892

LULLY / ARMIDE
Armide 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

The sword excalibur returned by Sir Bedivere
Sir Bedivere returns the magic sword to the Lady of the Lake

Native American magic: the medicine horse
The medicine horse is conjured up by medicine men. Date: 1897

Circa turning men into beasts
Circe, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE

Maskelyne and Cookes Mysteries
Promotional postcard for Will, the Witch and the Watchman, one of the most popular magic playlets performed by John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Magician with two white doves, Cornwall
Magician 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 Princess
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, August 1940 featuring The Golden Princess, story by Robert Moore Williams. A magical fantasy woman hypnotises two men. Date: 1940

Illustration, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by Kupka. Date: early 20th century

Triple form of Hecate around a column. Ancient Greek mythology goddess from Asia Minor and Thrace

Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skull
Daniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886), Scottish-American medium, contemplating a skull. Date: 19th century

Harry Houdini, Tied Up
Harry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910

Swimming a Witch
The art of Swimming a witch. The lady floating is the witch, who by dint of her buoyancy has failed the test

Advert for Kemt magic mist hairspray 1948
Kemt 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 Trick
TERRY SEABROOKE Novely British stage magician, about to saw a woman in half with a hacksaw! Date: late 1960s

Witches Wrecking Ship
Three witches, with their familiar, call up a storm to wreck a ship Date: 1931

Marriage of Puss in Boots Master to the Princess
Puss in Boots takes over the Rich Magicians castle and leads the King to believe that it belongs to his Master

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 mouse
Puss 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 Tryst
Undated handwritten text regarding and colour illustration of The Bloksberg Tryst. HPF/5C/52

Magician performing trick on table with cup and balls
Coloured 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)"

Fraulein Urta Bohn
Undated photograph of Fraulein Urta Bohn, who took the past of the " maiden pure in heart" at the black magic experiment conducted by Harry Price on the Brocken

Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicis
Undated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the " Chinese Physicist" (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

Walpurgis Night, showing the spot where the Bloksberg Tryst
Undated copy of illustration of Walpurgis Night, showing the spot where the Bloksberg Tryst was held. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)

The Oracle by Charles Robinson
Colourful image of a party reveller holding a crystal ball and a jester toy

Fairy collects berries in the evening light
A fairy clad in greens, collects dark berries in a sack. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Siberian Shaman
Siberian shaman

Old Hag - Stratton
A typical old hag - old women such as her are liable to be accused of practising black magic and witchcraft

Summoning a Spirit
Standing 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 Devil
Standing in a magic circle, a magician summons a devil to do his bidding

Sorcerer of Tivoli C1830
The Sorcerer of Tivoli, in the Tivoli Gardens, Paris, France

8 Immortals Cross Sea
The 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 Young
Old witch, young witch : in their village home, Guillemette Babin helps her mother Radegonde brew potions for working magic on their neighbours

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Children 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 Voisin
CATHERINE 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

Chinese Luck Talisman
CHINA Good luck talisman representing the immortal Liu-Hai

Spells of Love and Hate
Casting spells of Love and Hate

Eye of Shiva
THE EYE OF SHIVA a magical protective sign of the Indians

Batak Charm Book
BATAK, book of charms Natives of Sumatra find here charms to guide and protect them in all their affairs

Buckle of Isis
BUCKLE 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

AXE-HEAD AMULET Chinese wear this as a protection against witchcraft

Abraxas Stone
ABRAXAS STONE carved with occult signs and words and much favored by the Romans

Utchet Talisman
UTCHAT TALISMAN worn by the Ancient Egyptians, this incorporated the powerful Eye of Horus

Buddhist Talisman
BUDDHIST DORJE TALISMAN protecting the wearer against magic and other evils

Black Mass 17th Century
The dubious abbe Guiborg, assisted by sorceress La Voisin, performs a messe noire to enable madame de Montespan, Louis XIVs mistress, to retain her power

Apollonius of Tyana
The magician APOLLONIUS OF TYANA reveals to Menippus of Corinth that his wife is an evil spirit, by demonstrating her true appearance

Brewing a Potion
Two witches brew a potion, adding a cock and a snake to the seething cauldron

Rossetti / Goblin Market
Goblin Market - illustration to Christina Rossettis poem

Images of the Grand Ballroom at the Magic City in Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Arctic Antics, drawn by Webster Murray
Three mermaids chase a polar bear in arctic sea. Date: 1928

Barcelona, Spain - Fountain at Great Universal Exhibition
Barcelona, Spain - The Magic Fountain of Montjuic at the International Exhibition (Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona) - located in the Plaza de Carles Buigas, in the Sants-Montjuic. Date: 1929

Spooners Magic No. 21 - Harlequin reviving the Blue Pig circa 1840s

Party Invitation - La Coupe Enchantee (a story by La Fontaine). 19th century

Currant Happy Families - Conjurer family. circa 1940s

An art deco sketch by Peres entitled Magic showing an elegan
An art deco sletch by Peres entitled Magic showing an elegant lady, 1923 Date: 1923

Susi - with magicians hat, streamer and magic wand. 1950s

Susi - surprised by rabbit
Susi - surprised when a rabbit pops out of a magicians hat. 1950s

The Wooing of Florine, by Felix de Gray -- The Prince Charming who became a Blue Bird. 1926

Music cover, Esther Williams in Bathing Beauty
Music cover, Italian version of a song from the MGM film, Bathing Beauty (Bellezze Al Bagno), starring Esther Williams and Red Skelton

Egyptian Art. The Metternich Stela. 30th Dynasty. Late Empir
Egyptian Art. The Metternich Stela. Dated between 360 and 342 BC (reign of Nectanebo II). 30th Dynasty. Late Empire. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Africa. European settler instructing the natives by Magic L
Africa. European settler instructing the natives by a projection with the unit called Magic Lantern. Colored engraving from 1879

WW2 poster, Work carefully, avoid scrap
WW2 poster, Accidents sometimes happen... Work carefully, avoid scrap. HMSO, Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

Music cover, Sprites by Night, Danse Fantastique by Joseph Fredericks. circa 1890s

Illustration, More Than He Expected -- an old man seeking the elixir of life is shocked to see a sudden outpouring of babies. circa 1910

Music cover, Cinderella Waltz by Ezra Read. circa 1910

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