Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows a distressed elderly woman in a shawl with a little boy and girl looking out a red-curtained window at a man in a coat and top hat walking away through greenery under a blue sky. The fifth slide in a series of nine. Paper label on one corner with a large red number "5".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an interior scene with an elderly woman in a shawl, a man in a long brown coat, and a boy facing away from each other and kneeling in prayer. A potted plant sits in the red-curtained window and a round table with long white table cloth holds a tea pot, cup and saucer. The fourth slide in a series of nine. Label: "Hughes, Optician / 151 Hoxton St. London, N" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "4".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an elderly woman in shawl and apron standing with a small boy in blue and brown beside a round table with a tea cup. The room contains two chairs and a wooden door, as well as a red-curtained window. The second slide in a series of nine. Paper label on one corner with a large red number "2".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an elderly woman in shawl and apron sitting in a high-backed chair next to a fireplace, a round table beside her with a book open on top. Rows of plates are attached to the wall behind her. First slide of a series of nine. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician / 151 Hoxton St. N. London" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "1".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The printed and coloured circular image shows a scene of a woman hanging white laundry with a basket beside her. There's a shotgun hole blown through one piece of laundry, so with a stick she is chasing away a man in purple holding a shotgun, top hat falling from his head. The background scene is a grassy river shore. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician / 151 Hoxton St. N. London".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The printed and coloured circular image shows a comical scene of a man fishing on the grassy bank of a curving river, tall fishing pole in hand and woven basket at his hip. A donkey is emerging from the water, caught on his line. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician / 151 Hoxton St. N. London"

Double slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds three glass plates side by side. The centre plate is stationary and shows a coloured, printed image of two boys (in four figures) hopping over the other. The boys are vibrantly coloured in yellow, green, red and pink. The background is black. Parts b and c are panes of glass with blotches of black paint carefully placed to intermittently hide elements on the centre slide as they move past it. The frame is built to accommodate the moving slides, having large grooves in each side for the plates to move into, and semi-circular finger holes at the edges.

Single slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary and the other moveable (part b). The stationary plate shows a vibrantly coloured, printed image of a barber dressed in yellow, red and white, standing close beside a large man with a frothy beard, in white and blue. The background is black. Part b is printed at top centre with the yellow-sleeved arm of the barber holding a razor. When the pane slides back and forth, it appears that the barber is shaving the customer’s beard. The frame is built to accommodate the moving slide, having a large groove in the end of one side for the plate to move into, and a semi-circular finger hole at the edge. Written on label: "easy shaving one penny"

Single slipper lantern slide. A long, rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary (part b) and the other moveable (part c). The plate that would be stationary (now loose) has a circular image at centre showing a vibrantly coloured, printed scene of a city with grand architecture in the rear-ground, and a river with a sturdy brick bridge in the mid-ground. The area around the image is black. Part c is a similarly sized, moveable pane of glass printed at bottom centre with a variety of small black boats and at middle with a train puffing smoke. When the pane is moved back and forth, it places the train on the bridge and moves the boats into view on the river. Stamped in wood: "Newton / 5 Fleet St / Temple.Bar / London"

Single slipper lantern slide. A long, rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary and the other moveable (part b). The stationary plate has a circular image at centre showing a vibrantly coloured, printed scene of a pink and blue sky with white clouds behind a brown mountain that edges a blue green sea with gentle waves. A small town sits at the base of the mountain. Part b is a similarly sized moveable pane of glass printed at centre with three multi-masted black boats. When the pane is moved back and forth, the boats appear to travel across the water. Inscription: "Bay of Hatales". Stamped in wood: "Newton / 5 Fleet St / Temple. Bar / London".