Six Barton's buttons

Six Barton's buttons

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Six Barton's buttons
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Six Barton's buttons, (speculum metal ruled with a diffraction grating pattern), made by John Barton, London, c. 1830, in red leather box, marked No 11, lined with velvet and silk. diameter of buttons, minimum to maximum size is 20-23 mm

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1926-31
Materials:
bronze alloy with arsenic (copper, tin alloy), metal, brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood, leather, textile, velvet, silk and paper
Measurements:
overall: 22 mm x 95 mm x 61 mm, , .06kg
type:
diffraction grating - reflection
credit:
Barton, R.