Camera lucida, Wollaston style, with leather case

Camera lucida of Wollaston type, in leather case, English

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Camera lucida of Wollaston type, in leather case, English
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Camera lucida of Wollaston type, in leather case, English, 1810-1830

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Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1981-268/15
Materials:
prism, glass, cell & rod & clamp, brass, box, pine, box, leather, black, covered and box, velvet, sea green, lining
Measurements:
outer rod: length 165 mm
cell mounting: length 35 mm
box: length 212 mm
box: width 50 mm
box: height 18 mm
type:
optical drawing aid - camera lucida
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust