Collection

Polar clock (Wheatstone type) by J. Soleil

Made:
1845-1855 in Paris
maker:
Jean-Baptiste François Soleil
inventor:
CHARLES WHEATSTONE CHARLES WHEATSTONE

Polar clock (Wheatstone type) by J. Soleil, Paris, in wooden case, c.1850 (B4217).

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1982-1218
type:
clock
credit:
Wellcome Trustees

Parts

Wooden case for Polar clock (Wheatstone type) by J. Soleil

Wooden case for Polar clock (Wheatstone type) by J. Soleil

Wooden case for Polar clock (Wheatstone type) by J. Soleil, Paris, c.1850 (B4217).

Object Number:
1982-1218 Pt2
type:
case

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