 Magic lantern slide | |
| Industry | Optical instruments |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Philip Carpenter |
| Founded | 1808 |
| Founder | Philip Carpenter |
| Defunct | 1914 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | Birmingham (1808–1826), London (1826–1914) , England |
Key people | Philip Carpenter, William Westley, Mary Carpenter |
| Products | Magic lanterns, kaleidoscopes, spectacles, scientific instruments |
Carpenter and Westley were a British optical, mathematical and scientific instrument makers between 1808 and 1914. The company was founded by Philip Carpenter (18 November 1776, Kidderminster – 20 April 1833, London)[1] and, after his death, was continued by his sister Mary Carpenter alongside former apprentice William Westley.[2] The company's contribution to the development of magic lanterns was significant and Philip Carpenter pioneered the use of copperplate slides.[3]
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- ^ NMSI - People. Accessed 1 August 2011.
- ^ Shedding some light on the magic lantern Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Mervyn Heard. Accessed 1 August 2011.