They used glass slides in Australia all the way to the present day (but like in the U.S., they started in the 1910s or earlier).
I have auctioned a few Australian glass slides, and many thousands of U.S. ones.
People have displayed them between two sheets of glass with a light source behind them (either in a frame or on a table top).
You can still buy a projector that shows them on a wall!
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The ones that are solely glass (usually with black tape around the edges) we solely scan. The ones in cardboard holders we both photograph and scan.
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Using an iPad as a lightbox works pretty well, chances are i'll get myself an A4 or A3 LED slimline lightpad and cover it in the nicer slides, then hold them in place with a sheet of acrylic sandwiched on top and fixed around the edges.
Last batch I promise! although it's very addictive once you figure out the best way to light them on the ipad (notepad screen/bright white with no writing) and pull all the curtains in the room.
Thanks David, most of them aren't worth a great deal, however i much like some of the additional text such as "Next Saturday, also rounders!" and the varrying degree of skill/effort in the colouring.
These are first rate, do you have a projector to look at them as they should be?
I may get some myself, I at least have the projector...
Not yet, if she's prepared to part with some of them, some of the attractive ones (Casino Royale, Genevieve, Exodus, Gungadin, L&H and Black Rock etc.) will be listed on my site, the others I will likely mount onto an LED A4 backlit tablet and make a kind of art exhibit for the hallway
The Man From Snowy Riiver ( 1982 ) glass lantern slide produced for the Australian release. I am wondering if there are any examples of glass slides that were used in Australia after this time?
The Satin Girl ( 1923 ) and Bluebeard Jr. ( 1922 ) Australian glass lantern slides. Do any slide images exist for any films earlier than this I would like to know?
The Satin Girl U.S.A. glass slide with a similar image used on the Australian slide. It is interesting that the only images I could find of this film at this time are glass slides.
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I have auctioned a few Australian glass slides, and many thousands of U.S. ones.
People have displayed them between two sheets of glass with a light source behind them (either in a frame or on a table top).
You can still buy a projector that shows them on a wall!
HAS unrestored and unenhanced images - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 100% honest condition descriptions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS auctions where the winner is the higher of two real bidders - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS up to SIXTEEN weeks of "Pay and Hold" to save a fortune on shipping - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS real customer service before, during and after EVERY auction, and answers all questions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS no customer service to speak of, before, during and after any auction, and answers almost no questions - NOT eMoviePoster.com
Mark, get your torch and a camera...
Some are near impossible to photograph. I'd love to show one of The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle, but I'm struggling to get a shot.
Others are in sets of 2 & 3 with lead up / teaser slides. Takes me back to the 1970's & '80s cinema experience when intermission was the norm.
Got it by holding at angle with frosted window behind. Will try scanning as could capture a whole range at once.
Had the album (double from memory) of this as a teenager.
HAS unrestored and unenhanced images - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 100% honest condition descriptions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS auctions where the winner is the higher of two real bidders - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS up to SIXTEEN weeks of "Pay and Hold" to save a fortune on shipping - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS real customer service before, during and after EVERY auction, and answers all questions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS no customer service to speak of, before, during and after any auction, and answers almost no questions - NOT eMoviePoster.com
Always thought these would make a fantastic wall display if they could be displayed and lighted properly.
Nice stuff!
I may get some myself, I at least have the projector...
The Man From Snowy Riiver ( 1982 ) glass lantern slide produced for the Australian release. I am wondering if there are any examples of glass slides that were used in Australia after this time?
The Satin Girl ( 1923 ) and Bluebeard Jr. ( 1922 ) Australian glass lantern slides. Do any slide images exist for any films earlier than this I would like to know?
The Satin Girl U.S.A. glass slide with a similar image used on the Australian slide. It is interesting that the only images I could find of this film at this time are glass slides.
Carrie ( 1976 ), Monster ( Humanoids From The Deep ) (1980 ), What The Peeper Saw ( 1972 ) and Vampire Circus ( 1972 ).
Rare R rated class lantern slide images for four horror films that I thought were worth a look.