Wooden slide frames in a wooden box. The slides are hand-painted glass in mutli-colour.

The title page of the accompanying notes:


A COMPENDIUM OF ASTRONOMY BEING A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE MOST INTERESTING PHENOMENA OF THE HEAVENS,
EXTENDED TO ACCOMPANY
A SERIES OF THIRTY DIAGRAMS, CONTAINED IN SINGLE SLIDERS, THE PAINTINGS THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER,
(No.3 SET).

EXHIBITED BY THE IMPROVED PHANTASMAGORIA LANTERN
1849.