WHAT WAS a slide projector?
Do you have a box of forgotten photographic slides at the back of a cupboard? Or an old projector, gathering dust?
My brother and I recently discovered that our dad's Noris Trumpf projector, in its original case, still works after 50 years!
In the 1950s and '60s, the slide projector, a cool bit of kit, had a huge impact on communal entertainment and making memories mid-century. Its starring role in the history of photography is often forgotten these days, when you can shoot and view a film on your smartphone.
Slides, originally painted and viewed through 'magic lanterns', have existed since the 16th century. In 1850, a slide containing a photographic image was created by the Langenheim brothers – only ten years after the invention…
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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025