Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the happy children
Publisher: Published by Milton Bradley & Co.
Published: 1880
Place of publication: Springfield, Mass
Language: eng
Subjects: Pictorial works; Christmas stories; Panoramas; Specimens; Toy and movable books; Tickets; Toy theaters
Other titles: Visit of Santa Claus to the happy children; Santa Claus' panorama.; Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the Happy Children, on exhibtion every evening.
Description: The panorama, which contains 25 scenes, is mounted on 2 rollers arranged inside three-piece box so that they can be turned by a key from outside the box causing the panorama to pass across a proscenium arch cut into the top of the box, with accompanying key. Accompanied by a booklet, with caption title "Santa Claus' Panorama," which describes each scene and gives operating instructions and sheet with 29 tickets (16 x 8 cm), and 5 loose tickets, cut from larger sheet of tickets reading: "Santa Claus Panorama. Admit one. Prop'r." (1.5 x 3 cm). Also accompanied by sheet that functions as a playbill: "New and magnificent work of art. Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the Happy Children, on exhibtion every evening. Grand matinee every Saturday afternoon, for the ladies and children." (40 x 27 cm).
Notes: Title from box lid.
Table of contents: title: (from Marlborough Rare Books, London bookseller's advertisement): [1]. Children by a river; title: [2]. Children looking at a bird nesting in an old hat; title: [3]. A small boy in a crib on wheels, and a Newfoundland dog which has broken its harness; title: [4]. Two boys pretending to horse-ride; title: [5]. Children roasting apples on a bonfire; title: [6]. Boys making head-stands, wrestling, and playing leapfrog; title: [7]. Boys racing with a dog; title: [8 skipped in numbering]; title: [9]. Children playing in barrels; title: [10]. Children playing with kites; title: [11]. Boy clambering on to the back of a dog; title: [12]. Boy about to carry his small sister across a stream; title: [13].  Chldren playing blind-man's bluff; title: [14]. Girl pretending to be Little Red Riding Hood, her dog as the wolf; title: [15]. Child on grandmother's knee learning 'Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man'; title: [16]. Small girl riding her older brother, the house where they will spend Christmas in the background; title: [17]. Children playing with bricks, hand-made cart, etc.; title: [18]. A rabbit and its off-spring; title: [19]. Boys playing soldiers; title: [20]. Girl giving a lesson to her pets; title: [21]. Children playing school; title: [22 skipped in numbering]; title: [23]. Children in writing lesson at school; title: [24]. Children throwing snow balls; title: [25]. Children receiving Christmas presents from the Christmas tree.