French and American lanterns
A wide variety of styles exist of which the below is only a small representative sample.
Reproduced by kind permission from the 2003 Christie's of London auction catalogue of the John Finney Collection of Magic Lanterns.
![Riche Lanterns of various sizes Image of French lanterns](../images/lanterns/finney_022.jpg)
Riche Lanterns, polychrome, Lapierre, France
![Carré Lantern, Lapierre, France Image of a French lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_023.jpg)
Carré Lantern, Lapierre, France
![Magic Lantern, French, jappaned metal Image of a French lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_024.jpg)
Magic Lantern, French, jappaned metal
![Le Vitagraphe Biunial Lantern Image of a French lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_025.jpg)
Le Vitagraphe Biunial Lantern, Clément & Gilmer, Paris
![Slide projector, Homemade? Image of a slide projector](../images/lanterns/finney_026.jpg)
Slide projector, Homemade?
![Great National No. 1 Stereopticon No. 6041 Image of a stereopticon](../images/lanterns/finney_027.jpg)
Great National No. 1 Stereopticon No. 6041
![Victor Stereopticons Image of three stereopticons](../images/lanterns/finney_028.jpg)
Victor Stereopticons, Victor Animatograph Co. Davenport, Iowa USA
![Victor Portable Stereopticon Image of a stereopticon](../images/lanterns/finney_029.jpg)
Victor Portable Stereopticon Model 2 No. 20403
![Portable lantern, T.H. McAllister, New York Image of a portable lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_030.jpg)
Portable lantern, T.H. McAllister, New York