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'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.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1954-274/1
- Materials:
- glass, paint, paper (fibre product) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
each slide: 76 mm x 64 mm x 1 mm, ,
- type:
- picture - object genre
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- toy - recreational artefact
- credit:
- National Maritime Museum
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