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 man in a black coat and top hat with a large white sack over his shoulder walking down a dirt path toward a small thatched cabin surrounded by trees and shrubs. The seventh slide in a series of nine. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician 151, Hoxton St. London" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "7".

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 in which a man in a blue robe with a red belt kneels in a cellar, filling a sack with potatoes by candle light. Two hams hang from the ceiling. This is the sixth slide in a series of nine. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician...London, N" and part of a paper label in one corner with a large green number "6".

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 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"

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".

Single slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary and the other moveable. The stationary plate shows a vibrantly coloured, printed image of two brown kangaroos sitting in a green box that says "Australian meat 6 per pound". A man in striped pants, blue shirt and yellow hat is walking toward them holding a plate of food. Part b is a pane of glass printed at top centre with a black half circle that when moved hides or reveals the heads of the kangaroos. The frame is built to accommodate the moving slide, with a groove in the end of one side for the plate to move into, and a semi-circular finger hole at the edge. Stamped in wood: "W.C. Hughes Optician...London".

Double slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds three glass plates side by side: the centre is stationary, the other two moveable. The stationary plate shows a vibrantly coloured, printed image of a clown in three poses, dressed in red, blue and yellow. 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 stationary slide as they move past it, allowing the clown to do a cartwheel. The frame is built to accommodate the moving slides, having large grooves in each side for the plates to slide, and semi-circular finger holes which enable the user to grasp the movable slides. Stamped in wood: "W.C. Hughes / Optician...London"