'Royal delineator' camera obscura

Made:
1775-1785 in London
inventor:
William Storer

'Royal delineator' camera obscura, by William Storer (in mahogany case, with lock, no key), 1778.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1924-474
type:
optical drawing aid - camera obscura
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry

Parts

Royal delineator (type of camera obscura)

Royal delineator (type of camera obscura)

Royal delineator (type of camera obscura), by William Storer in mahogany case (lock, no key), patented 1778, London, England, c. 1780.

Measurements:
overall: 225 mm x 285 mm x 400 mm, , 11.13kg
Materials:
mahogany (wood) , metal (unknown) , copper (alloy) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , paper (fibre product) and iron
Object Number:
1924-474 Pt1
type:
instrument component and optical drawing aid - camera obscura
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two mahogany panels from box for Royal delineator

Two mahogany panels from box for Royal delineator

Two mahogany panels from box for Royal delineator

Materials:
mahogany (wood)
Object Number:
1924-474 Pt2
type:
panel - surface component