‘Visual glasses’ designed by Benjamin Martin
1756-1800
Telescope by Christopher Cock
1673
Pair of plastic National Health Service spectacles
circa 1950
Telescope by John Yarwell.
1685-1695
Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family
1760-1775
Handheld reading lens and case
1680-1700
Telescope by John Marshall
1685-1695
Kaleidoscope, by Philip Carpenter, Birmingham, with case
1815-1825
Ten slabs of unannealed glass
1825-1835
Pair of spectacles with grey plastic layer on green/ yellow plastic frame
1960-1964
Rutley's polariscope, no polarizing nicol prism
Polarization demonstration material
Three prism objects in brass mounts
1850-1924
Lens showing manufacture process
1950-1983
Lens showing manufacture process
1950-1983
Lens showing manufacture process
1950-1983
Lens showing manufacture process
1950-1983
Lens showing manufacture process
1950-1983
Lens showing manufacture process
1950-1983
Six draw miniature gilt spyglass
1800-1817
tongs for demonstrating double refraction using heat
1885
10 glass cubes for demonstrating double refraction
1885
Polarization demonstration material associated with Silvanus P. Thompson
Polarization demonstration material associated with Silvanus P. Thompson
Parallelopiped of Faraday's heavy glass
2a. Patent portrait lens front crown
Contact lens
Piped-light illuminator
Thorp's transparent replica of Rowland's metal diffraction grating 14520 lines/inch
1880-1899
Black plastic-covered fibre optic light guide with ferrule ends
1982
Pair of Bradberry's patent spectacles
1820-1825
Ophthalmic lens blank in Sundance photochromic glass
1986-1987
Demonstration artificial eye in case
1880-1900
Optical glass prism assembly from artillery range-finder
1900-1926
Lantern Kaleidoscope by C and F Darker
1800-1809
Beam-splitter glass prisms from artillery range-finder
1912-1950
Lenticular Kaleidoscope, 1980-1990
1980-1990
White light reflection hologram of a necklace and earrings
Set of ophalmological test charts
1920-1939
Hefner lamp no. 385
1906
Photometric oil lamp
Fibre optic road sign depicting standing figure
Object: pathological set of twelve telescope "double achromatic" object glasses
Magnifying glass, in ornamental tortoiseshell frame
1700-1850
Jewel Kaleidoscope by Newton & Co.
Miniature black mirrors
1875-1900
Lantern Kaleidoscope by Newton & Son
Kaleidoscope marked "Plover, patentee", late 19th century
1800-1899
Two prisms
1872
Pair of Tourmalines, mounted in frame
1872