Magic Lantern

Equipment

150 years ago, long before film, videos, or digital movies, there were magic lanterns like this one. A small oil lamp provides the light to cast the image of the coloured transparent slides onto the wall of a darkened room.

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Albany Historical Society

Welcome to Historic Albany

Stories abound in this vast collection, and Patrick Taylor Cottage is the perfect setting to tell them. Built in 1832, it is the oldest dwelling in Western Australia, and is now cared for by the...

Address:

37 Duke Street
Albany WA 6330
Australia

Tel:

0457 329 944

Email:

Historic.albany@outlook.com

Open Hours

Mon -Fri 9.30am - 1pm

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Moustache lidded tea cup and saucer

Look out for the special moustache cup designed to protect one’s moustache while drinking: a must-have in the days when luxuriant moustaches were a fashion statement!

Patrick Taylor's diary

What a treasure this is! Pages of writing reveal Taylor’s love of prose; however, the melancholic tone reflects his depressed state of mind. Patrick Taylor had hoped to become a successful farmer and...