Keystone Instructor Outfit box, manufactured by the renowned Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania.
This kit was originally used by teachers and students to create custom, hand-drawn or typed lantern slides for classroom projection.
What is Included in this Listing:
• Original Branded Box: Features distinctive vintage texture and clear typography reading "Keystone Instructor Outfit - Handmade Lantern Slides". The box shows normal age-related wear but remains structurally solid for display.
• 8 Lantern Slides: Includes glass/frosted slide plates. One slide features a highly detailed, hand-drawn sketch of a jet aircraft (as pictured).
• Original Binding Tape: Rare inclusion of the authentic kit tape used to finish the edges of the slides.
Please Note: This is a partial kit and does not include the original crayons or a full count of blank glass.
• The Era: While the Keystone View Company launched its highly successful educational department around 1905, these specific DIY "Handmade" drawing slide outfits were heavily produced and marketed to schools during the 1930s Depression era and into WWII. They provided a budget-friendly way for cash-strapped school districts to create custom visual lessons without buying expensive pre-made photographic slides.
• The Clue in Your Box: The aircraft hand-drawn onto your specific slide is a post-WWII style military jet fighter plane, suggesting that this exact kit was actively being used in a classroom environment during the late 1940s or early 1950s
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