A Bioscope show was a fairground attraction consisting of a travelling cinema. The heyday of the Bioscope was from the late 1890s until World War I. Bioscope shows were fronted by the largest fairground organs, and these formed the entire public face of the show . A stage was usually in front of the organ, and dancing girls would entertain the crowds between film shows. Films shown in the Bioscope were primitive, and the earliest of these were made by the showmen themselves. Later, films were commercially produced. Bioscope shows were integrated, in Britain at least, into the Variety shows in the huge Music Halls which were built at the end of the nineteenth century. After the Music Hall Strike of 1907 in London, bioscope operators set up a trade union to represent them. There were about seventy operators in London at this point. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioscope_show) The Projector was a rather unreliable piece of apparatus, powered by a variety of light sources, including Calcium Oxide (Lime-Light). A Calcium Carbide Burner, or the rather more superior Carbon Arc. All these methods were highly unpredictable & quite frankly...dangerous! Often resulting in explosions, burning down the entire Show! (which is probably why NO original Shows still exist. Alfred Ball's Bioscope, pictured below, built in 1905 was struck by lightning, shortly after the picture was taken! (http://www.circus-entertainer.co.uk/heritage.htm) In 1909 the first bioscopes pictures were shown at the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.Brass and green painted metal film projectorbioscope, vector, entertainment, projector, film, theatre, movie

Daisy Needle with brass needle and wooden handle.

Small brass drawing compass. Length 3½"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, drawing compass, compass

small aircraft made from bullet and brassmiscellaneous, ww1

Somme souveneir made from Bullet & brassmiscellaneous, 1918, army

Pair of sugar tongs made from brassmiscellaneous, ww1, army

Webbing Rifle Sling .303 with brass endsequipment

Australian Army Jacket Buttons Brass - 10badge/buttons, army

Army Fatigue - PLAIN BRASS BUTTONS zippeduniform, c1952, army

Example of brass shell casing with metal base.shell, artillery

8475.1 - Naked brass and painted black Theodolite.- Stanley, London 114269 patent

Slide. Bendigo Easter. Eaglehawk Brass Band.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter., bendigo easter.

Slide. Bendigo Easter. Marching Brass Band.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter., bendigo easter.

Brass cigarette lighter inscribed with text and image. Back inscribed with Vietnam Ch Chi 70-71, Front inscribed with "when you are not with the one you love, love the one you're with" Emblem Rearing horse on a shield.cigarette lighter, vietnam

Brass cigarette lighter inscribed with text and image. Vietnam Cu Chi 68-69 Airborne 3 lightning bolts on a sword in a shield, "I love the fucking army, the army love fucking me", Also image of helicoptercigarette lighter, vietnam

From St David's Uniting Church, Cramer St, Preston, 3072. Formerly St David's Presbyterian Church. The front porch was reconstructed by the Men's Brotherhood under the direction of John Connell, Architect.Oblong brass memorial plaque with black text.st david's uniting church preston victoria, rev john c foyster, architect john connell

Brass wall plaque mounted on varnished wood."This Building Was Opened By Mrs G.S.Gay 7th December 1929"methodist babies' home

Brass plaque mounted on cream painted wood."The Isabel L.Nicolas Wing"methodist babies' home

Brass wall plaque mounted on varnished wood."This Building Is The Gift Of Edward Le Lievre in memeory of his son Victor Clarence"methodist babies' home

Small Round Brass Container that screws togetherstawell

POSTCARD - BRASS BAND IN FRASER STREET, CLUNES.local history, document, postcard, bands - brass

Stawell Brass band on Oval at Cental Park

Brass band playing in lower main street.parades

Found at old mining town of Grant, Vic.Solid brass spigot with perforations at one end.Smepparddomestic items, gardening