1914 Babe Ruth M. Lantern Slide ?

[TUM301]

Thanks for the responses so far guys, much appreciated. Something this unusual always makes me skeptical too and did do some of the basic research. Good feedback, he had sold the 1915 Boston team lantern the previous week, and upon request did furnish photos of other sports related M L slides. Again, thanx for your input and the continued sharing of "54" knowledge, invaluable ! Will continue to poke around but like you guys, remain skeptical.

[steve B]

I guess the question now is if it's a real lantern slide that's not attributed right, or entirely fake.

[Lorewalker]

I saw the seller's 1915 team slide from last week and while not an expert on these it did not seem as clear as I am used to seeing lantern slides. For instance compare his 1915 to the one that sold in Love of the Game...http://loveofthegameauctions.com/191...-LOT17698.aspx.

[steve B]

Interesting, there's some stuff I like about the 1915, and some stuff I really don't like.

[packs]

Image is really fuzzy. Definitely not an original print.

[The Owner 3]

Seinfeld reference. Well, in person it looks great. It's hard to capture a glass lantern slide in a photo, and the seller didn't have the greatest photos of it.

I realize the caption is mistaken, but it may have just been a reference to Babe's first game, but with a later photo of him in a Red Sox uniform. I don't think it was meant to deceive anyone, but just a reference to his first game for when it was projected.

But who knows for sure? I'm no expert on glass lantern slides, but I took a gamble. I knew I didn't have much time before the auction got out of hand, so I made a deal. I'll try to get a better photo of it and post it.

[TUM301]

Thanks for the update, looking forward to hear/seeing more of this item. Welcome to the "54", Murph

[The Owner 3]

I used a 40x zoom magnifying glass to see if there was halftoning in the image that would be present if it were a copied print. In other words, varying sizes of ink dots in a pattern. I didn’t see halftoning, but something closer to film grain, which isn’t in a pattern.

I’ve used this on other black and white photos that are reproduced prints and you can easily see halftoning in them. I’ve used it on other black and white prints that I know are type 1 from the original negative and see only film grain and no halftoning.

If you ever want to have the time of your life, get yourself a 40x zoom magnifying glass. They’re like $5 on Amazon, but they’ll change your life.

Anyway, I was glad to see there were no pattern dots or halftoning in the magic lantern slide.

[TUM301]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

I saw the seller's 1915 team slide from last week and while not an expert on these it did not seem as clear as I am used to seeing lantern slides. For instance compare his 1915 to the one that sold in Love of the Game...http://loveofthegameauctions.com/191...-LOT17698.aspx.

I hear you Chase, I also thought his 1915 slide looked less clear than the L O T G slide. The other area that turned me off with the 1914 "offering" was the hand written annotation and not the usual type on other M Lantern Slides. Would really like to add an early Ruth image, 1914-1919, but man the prices for these pieces are just going up up and away from many collectors, like me. On a side note, although far from exact science, will be on the lookout for feedback from the 1915 slide buyer. GO SOX !!