Peepshow Box With Fourteen Paper Transparencies

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
circa 1800

Peepshow box with fourteen paper transparencies, c 1800. Wooden box 340 x 440 x 420mm. Front covered with canvas, pattern of dome-headed brass studs. 70mm diameter convex lens in brass mount. Internal groove to hold paper transparencies, top lid for access. Hinged rear door, with metal lining for reflector.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/7153
Materials:
wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, canvas, leather and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 340 mm x 440 mm x 420 mm,
type:
optical toy
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

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