In 1884 W. C. Hughes was granted British patent number 13,372 of 9 October 1884 for a magic lantern slide carrier based on Beale's Choreutoscope. The idea was developed and a number of companies issued their own versions of the Choreutoscope slide including J. H. Steward. The glass picture slide in this example is fixed and retained in its holder by a hinged wood stopper.