Steinheil cones

Made:: 1865-1875 in London

maker:: Carpenter and Westley and Carl August Steinheil

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Steinheil cones, 1 to 6-inches case
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Steinheil cones, 1 to 6-inches case, signed 'Carpenter & Westley, Opticians, 24 Regent St., London', England, in leather case, c. 1870

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1928-912

Materials:: glass, wood (unidentified), leather, silk and velvet

Measurements:: overall (case): 45 mm x 135 mm x 130 mm, , .43kg

type:: cone

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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