This image is released under a Ecliptoglass eclipse viewer used in 1927
Ecliptoglass eclipse viewer used to view the total solar eclipse in England in 1927.
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A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, obscuring the Sun from view.
Solar eclipses can be partial or total, depending on how much of the Sun is obscured.
This eclipse viewer was used by Frederick Irving and his parents, from Yorkshire, to view the total solar eclipse visible over England and Wales on June 29th, 1927.
The filter is thought to be made from photographic film exposed to daylight and developed to produce a silver film. Supplier's name Croisdale, 36 Briggate, Leeds stamped on viewer.
- Measurements:
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overall: 2 mm x 120 mm x 60 mm, .006 kg
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1999-1011/1
- type:
- eclipse viewer
