Two magic lantern kaleidoscope slides

Made:
1800-1899 in Fleet Street
maker:
Newton and Company Limited

Two magic lantern kaleidoscope slides with mahogany sliders and glass and brass mounts, one unsigned, with the other by Newton & Co., 3 Fleet Street, London , England, 1820-1870.

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-147
Materials:
mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall (together): 30 mm x 220 mm x 100 mm, Wt. 0.338kg
type:
lantern slide and kaleidoscope
credit:
Wellcome Trust