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‘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