Popping the Bubbly: Antique Slip Animation Magic Lantern Slide Italian porcelain and a great blue painted

and a great blue painted background

ears perked

filled with whatever is in season

4 1/2" tall x 2 7/8" wide x 2" deep

Popping the Bubbly: Antique Slip Animation Magic Lantern Slide Italian porcelain and a great blue paintedI'd never seen one of these before I found this, but have since learned that "slip animation" magic lantern slides were a Victorian era novelty. Inside the wood frame are two panes of glass, one of them which, painted with one strategically placed black blob, slides in and out to either conceal, or expose, the popping of the cork on our lady's bottle of ginger pop! Pretty clever, and I really love the analog method of simulating action. And tis the