'New Optical Amusements' optical toy consisting of wooden box
'New Optical Amusements' optical toy consisting of wooden box, with faceted lens at one end capable of rotation, and two coloured glass picture slides for viewing, English, 1795-1805. One glass picture slide is of a peacock, the other is of a sailing ship.
- Measurements:
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overall: 76 mm x 245 mm x 77 mm, , .235kg
each slide: 76 mm x 64 mm x 1 mm, ,
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , glass , paint and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- 1954-274/1
- type:
- optical toy , picture - object genre and component - object
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
