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LicenseEnamelled metal optical novelty inside paper packet bearing
Science Museum Group Collection
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Enamelled metal optical novelty inside paper packet bearing
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled metal optical novelty inside paper packet bearing
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled metal optical novelty inside paper packet bearing
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled metal optical novelty inside paper packet bearing
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled metal optical novelty inside paper packet bearing instructions, "Les 2 Piccolos" in form of two torsos (Fritz and Paul), possibly manufactured in Germany and then sold in France, puzzle, German(?), 1850-1900
‘Fritz’ and ‘Paul’, or “Les 2 Piccolos”, are the names given to the two flat metal figures in this optical illusion from France. Whenever you put one next to the other, the piccolo in front always looks bigger despite them being the same size.
It is unclear why this optical illusion was in Henry Wellcome’s medical collection. It may have been used as a diagnostic visual test to explore why people perceive the same thing differently.
"Paul" enamelled metal optical novelty 'Les 2 Piccolos', from a set of two torsos (Fritz and Paul), possibly manufactured in Germany and then sold in France, puzzle, 1850-1900
Paper packet bearing instructions for enamelled metal optical novelty 'Les 2 Piccolos' (Fritz and Paul), thought to be German, 1850-1900
"Fritz" enamelled metal optical novelty 'Les 2 Piccolos', from a set of two torsos (Fritz and Paul), possibly manufactured in Germany and then sold in France, puzzle, 1850-1900
