Brewster's Patent Kaleidoscope by Philip Carpenter, Birmingham, England,1820
- Made:
- 1815-1825 in Birmingham
- maker:
- Philip Carpenter
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LicenseKaleidoscope, Brewster's patent, silver plated brass
Science Museum Group Collection
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Kaleidoscope, Brewster's patent, silver plated brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Kaleidoscope, Brewster's patent, silver plated brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Kaleidoscope, Brewster's patent, silver plated brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Kaleidoscope, Brewster's patent, silver plated brass
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Kaleidoscope, Brewster's patent, silver plated brass, painted/shellaced tube covering, by Philip Carpenter, Birmingham, England, c.1820 with extra lens for distant objects, and 13 various object plates (one is defective), in wooden (mahogany and/or walnut?) case, velvet lined, with lock and key (see note)
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1918-112
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal, iron/steel, silver plated, glass, wood, velvet (textile), bone and shellac
- Measurements:
-
overall (box, closed): 54 mm x 184 mm x 96 mm, , .625kg
overall (kaleidoscope, closed): x 166 mm x , 35 mm,
- type:
- kaleidoscope
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry
