Wollaston type camera lucida with Ross lenses

maker:
Andrew Ross

Wollaston type camera lucida with Ross lenses, in fishskin case, English, early 19th century

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1981-268/6
Materials:
prism & lenses, glass, pillar & base, brass, housing, brass, box, pine, box, fishskin, black, covered and box, velvet, green, lined
Measurements:
stand: 210 mm x 47 mm x 50 mm,
box (closed): 26 mm x 74 mm x 222 mm,
type:
optical drawing aid - camera lucida
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

Parts

Stand for Wollaston type camera lucida English, early 19th century

Stand for Wollaston type camera lucida

Stand for Wollaston type camera lucida English, early 19th century

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 47 mm x 50 mm,
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1981-268/6/1
type:
optical drawing aid - camera lucida
Triangular case for Wollaston type camera lucida, English, early 19th century

Case for Wollaston Type Camera Lucida

Triangular case for Wollaston type camera lucida, English, early 19th century

Measurements:
overall: 26 mm x 74 mm x 222 mm, .11 kg
Materials:
pine (wood) , fishskin and velvet
Object Number:
1981-268/6/3
type:
case - container