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Lantern Slide - Mr. Spurt and His Auto
1895-1925
A. D. Handy Stereopticons and Supplies
USA: Massachusetts, Boston
Glass
overall: 3-3/16"h x 4"w x 1/8"d
Gift of Anne R. Berntsen
2008.023.48

Lantern slide in black and white. Image shows a scene from the story of Mr. Spurt and His Auto. The slide shows a man crawling under his broken-down automobile. A woman sits by the auto at the side of the road. It is raining heavily and there is a bolt of lightning in the sky. A label printed in black is applied to one end of the slide and reads, "Mr. Spurt and His Auto 6 - Breaks down in a rain storm." A label printed in red at the other end of the slide reads, "A.D. Handy, Stereopticons & Supplies, Boston."