'New Optical Amusements' optical toy

Made:: 1795-1805

maker:: Unknown

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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), 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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