Panorama of the visit of Santa Claus to the happy children

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).

subjects: Pictorial works,  Christmas stories,  Panoramas,  Specimens,  Toy and movable books,  Tickets,  Toy theaters

People: Santa Claus