2 Antique Scott and Van Altena Magic Lantern Slides Kerry Mills Barn Dance

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2 Antique Scott and Van Altena Magic Lantern Slides Kerry Mills Barn Dance
2 Antique Scott and Van Altena Magic Lantern Slides Kerry Mills Barn Dance
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I still have lots from our trip to Ohio, but also, drove out to beautiful St. Joseph Michigan for their antique show. I can’t think of a more beautiful place to treasure hunt (I will put a photo in my listings where I have room) and I always find the best items for you! Lots of new stuff this week!
Please know that shipping is NOT correct as far as ebay’s estimates – items are still arriving late – and it’s not consistent – it depends upon where you live, I’ve found.
AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn or attic lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way.
Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below. With recent increases in USPS mail charges, it might not always be less expensive to combine, especially if a box is over 12.”
OK, I apologize for my photos of this pair - I don't have a good non-obstructed back light, but these are nice old magic lantern slices that display very well. They are hand colored glass, magic lantern slides that were put out by the Scott and Van Alteena Company in the early 1900s. At that time, the slides tell you, they were located at 59 Pearl Street in NYC. I read where these are called song slides - meant to be projected onto a screen to accompany the playing of a song, often during intermission of motion pictures. This company was one of the most successful at the time, forming in 1904 by John D. Scott and Edward Van Alteena in Brooklyn. Alteena has kind of a cool story because he lost most of his hearing as a child, so I read, and went to a school for the hearing impaired which was where he learned the art of photography as well as the coloring of glass slides like this. Now, Kerry Mills, that's another cool story. Kerry Mills, who was born in 1869, was an American ragtime composer and publisher who published under the name of F. A. Mills. I read where he was most prolific between 1895 and 1918. According to what I read, Kerry Mills Barn Dance was one of his compositions published in 1908. As you can see, one of these slides is a crest like in design, and it reads, "Kerry Mills Barn Dance, By Kerry Mills, Published by F. A. Mills, New York, Illustrated by Scott & Van Alteena, 59 Pearl St. New York City." The slide is in excellent overall condition. I do notice that is has a thin line of what I'd describe as opaque rainbow quality along the edge of the two long sides, right next to the border - see photo 7 where you can see it, but's much more prevalent in the reflection of light in my photo than it is to the eye. I'm assuming this is not original, but I really don't know. The other slide shows couples dancing inside of a barn with a violinist playing on the left. you can see corn stalks and hay bales and there's lanterns strung from the rafters in the barn. The couples have colored details in their attire and body features like hair, etc. that really pops when held to th light. It's in excellent overall condition and displays very well up against the light. I think they are pretty special!
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PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION.
I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight,
it might not always be possible, though
.
I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions.
If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and
request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s
.
If you pay for an item, I have to ship it
, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed.
5 (FIVE)
days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the
longest
I can wait time wise to combine, and
I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders
.
I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE -  PLEASE KNOW.
Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items.  Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings.  I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe.  Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise.
As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions.  They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all!  I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item
.  I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact).  The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays.  I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
Sales tax will be added for states as required.
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