Georges Carette & Co Magic Lantern Set With Original Box and Slides, c.1900. SOLD together with red leather title

together with red leather title panels

SoldA sterling silver pocket watch by William Ehrhardt

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likely a result of repeated snuff pinching

The box itself is not featured in any Rowland Ward catalogues and as such

Georges Carette & Co Magic Lantern Set With Original Box and Slides, c.1900. SOLD together with red leather titleA rare Georges Carette & Co Magic Lantern set, complete with its original box and 18 Magic Lantern slides. The French manufacturer of tin toys and magic lanterns, Georges Carette learned the secrets of making fancy toy magic lanterns from August Lapierre. After his marriage with a German woman he went to Nuremberg in 1886 where he founded his toy company with the help of a wealthy Bavarian hop merchant. Carette was among the first to produce electric