‘Visual glasses’ designed by Benjamin Martin

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1756-1800

Telescope by John Yarwell.

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1685-1695

Telescope by Christopher Cock

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1673

Handheld reading lens and case

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1680-1700

Telescope by John Marshall

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1685-1695

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

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1760-1775

Pair of plastic National Health Service spectacles

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c. 1950

Optician's shop sign in the form of a large pair brass framed spectacles with coloured glass

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Periscope for use in trenches, by R. & J. Beck Ltd.

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1918

De Senarmont Calcite Prism by Edouard Lutz, Paris, 1876

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1870-1876

Simple camera lucida kit in plastic with five pens

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Brewster's Patent Kaleidoscope by Philip Carpenter, Birmingham, England,1820

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1815-1825

Two-power artillery periscope

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1917

Multiplying glass, 48 facets, in brass mount, 19th

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1801-1900

Multiplying spectacles, 1650.

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1650

Prismatic binocular no.2 Mk.III Serial no.289359,

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1943

Claude Lorrain mirror

Optics

1701-1800

Photometer model S511 by Weston, complete with two

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`Steadyscope' Type GS907/1A Serial no.0643, made b

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1976-1979

William Herschel’s ‘infrared’ prism

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1795-1805

Claude Lorrain mirror in fish-skin case

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1801-1820

Box-type Camera Obscura

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1795-1805

Camera obscura, box-type, with 2 3/8-inch meniscus

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1845-1855

Ultraviolet spectroscope marked 'R & J . BECK . LT

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1918-1960

Spectra brightness spot meter. Also usable as an i

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1970-1979

White-light reflection hologram of Lindow Man, cop

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1987

Industrial safety spectacles, BS 2092.2, by Combin

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1970-1980

Phakoscope designed by Hermann von Helmhotz, made

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1870-1878

7x50 binocular with internal filters model CF41 se

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1940

Binocular, 2.5 x 50, galilean, the bridge marked w

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1944-1948

Naturalist's telescope by William Cary, London, 7

Optics

1790-1810

Multiplying glass, 1800-1820

Optics

1800-1820

Pair of clip-on polaroid overclip sunglasses in plastic wallet

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'Fernglas 08' Galilean binoculars, in case

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1908-1918

Spyglass by Edward Nairne, 1749-1775

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1749-1775

Kershaw 'Vanguard' 10x50 Prismatic binocular no 71193

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1950-1959

4-draw "Target" telescope, with coated lenses and

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c. 1950

'day and night' achromatic telescope (Meniscus len

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1776-1792

EEL Lightmaster Photometer serial no. 18-3486 (a l

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1960-1969 (estimated)

Rimless clip eyeglasses with smoke flat lenses and

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1874

'Porro' optical system, from a trench periscope

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1910-1920

left-handed quartz prism by Adam Hilger Ltd., c. 1

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1900-1905

Non-prismatic binoculars with compass, "SIRIUS" DE

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Collection of glass prisms

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1880-1900

Spectroscope of type used by Kirchhoff & Bunsen

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1880

Refracting Achromatic Telescope

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1798

Camera lucida, Wollaston type

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1880-1900

toy magic lantern, with 19 slides

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1880-1900

Hand magnifier with 102x75mm (aspheric) acrylic le

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1950-1959

'day and night' refracting telescope, micrometer a

Optics

1795-1800