Dusting the Magic

We're in the middle of another heatwave so I retired to the coolness of the garage and sorted out another couple of boxes. Came across an open one with contents covered in dust, being a magic lantern and a boxed French film projector. Here the heat was an advantage because washing off the dust with water and washing up liquid outside meant the moisture evaporated in next to no time with no danger of causing further rust on the tinplate or stains on the fancy leather papering of the box.
I treated the odd spot of rust and wondered if the lighting fixture with the lovely antique plug found inside the lantern actually belongs with it for I don't see how it would fit. The projector was dust-free inside the box. Stored inside is a kind of chimney that fits on top and the strings inside the box still hold a handful of film loops. The one at the front has a simple cartoon animation of a man lifting his top hat, flipping it in the air and putting it back on his head.
The missus has told me to hang on to these things (I have a couple more) because she likes these best amongst all my 'junk' as she puts it. :)