Camera lucida, Wollaston-type, in fishskin case

Camera lucida of Wollaston-type in fishskin case, English

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Camera lucida of Wollaston-type in fishskin case, English
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Camera lucida of Wollaston-type in fishskin case, English, 1800-1830

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Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1981-268/12
Materials:
prism, glass, cell & rod & clamp, brass, box, pine, box, fishskin, black, covered and box, velvet, purple, lining
Measurements:
outer rod: length 171 mm
cell and pin: length 37 mm
box: length 220 mm
box: width 50 mm
box: height 21 mm
type:
optical drawing aid - camera lucida
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust