tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post5046475142684409541..comments2024-03-17T11:38:11.472+00:00Comments on British Art: Mahogany and gilt lacquered brass biunial magic lantern manufactured by W.C.Hughes, London, c1890Hermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-60531923669921358482011-08-05T08:31:32.138+01:002011-08-05T08:31:32.138+01:00I'm sure we would be told it is too expensive ...I'm sure we would be told it is too expensive today (?) but how beautiful it is. Plastic isn't the same. I blame Bakelite.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-41046026738511064732011-08-04T22:15:36.324+01:002011-08-04T22:15:36.324+01:00We probably can't know about the quality of th...We probably can't know about the quality of the magic lantern presentations back in 1890, but I do like the mahogany and gilt lacquered brass design. Even 120 years later, it is quite an impressive piece of furnitureHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com