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Case for Aurora shutter

Case for Aurora shutter

Mahogany case, for Hindu astrolabe, 1800-1899

Mahogany case, for Hindu astrolabe, 1800-1899

1800-1899

Case  for refracting telescope by A. Coiffier

Case for refracting telescope by A. Coiffier

1862-1875

Case for Solar spectroscope with stand by T. Cooke and Sons

Case for Solar spectroscope with stand by T. Cooke and Sons

1881

Case for Dialytic telescope of 60 mm aperture and 750 mm focal length by S.G. Plossel

Case for Dialytic telescope of 60 mm aperture and 750 mm focal length by S.G. Plossel

1830-1840

Case for small angle prisms 4 in square for prismatic camera

Case for small angle prisms 4 in square for prismatic camera

1860-1885

Case for one of two gyroscopes from Foucault's gyroscope demonstration

Case for one of two gyroscopes from Foucault's gyroscope demonstration

Caroline Herschel's telescope, 1795-1816

Caroline Herschel's telescope, 1795-1816

1795-1825

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope

1747-1756

Case for  solar eyepiece

Case for solar eyepiece

1875-1900

Case for portable naked eye sighting instrument by George Adams

Case for portable naked eye sighting instrument by George Adams

1780

Case for orrery with wooden base

Case for orrery with wooden base

1770-1780

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 1/2 inch aperture and 8 inch focal length by R.B. Bate

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 1/2 inch aperture and 8 inch focal length by R.B. Bate

1808-1850

Case for Baker refracting telescope of 1 3/16 inch aperture and 18 inch focal length by J. Sisson

Case for Baker refracting telescope of 1 3/16 inch aperture and 18 inch focal length by J. Sisson

1749-1783

Case for Gregorian reflecting Telescope of 2 3/4 inch aperture by George Adams

Case for Gregorian reflecting Telescope of 2 3/4 inch aperture by George Adams

1734-1796

Wooden case for Orrery with brass gearwork and paper scale showing four planets out to the Earth

Wooden case for Orrery with brass gearwork and paper scale showing four planets out to the Earth

1776-1785

Case for refracting telescope

Case for refracting telescope

1838-1865

One of two cases for astronomical spectroscope from Norman Lockyer Observatory

One of two cases for astronomical spectroscope from Norman Lockyer Observatory

1870-1890

Case for refracting telescope made in 1925 by Carl Zeiss

Case for refracting telescope made in 1925 by Carl Zeiss

1925

Wooden case for orrery planetary model by W & S Jones

Wooden case for orrery planetary model by W & S Jones

1792-1800

Case for refracting telescope by George Adams

Case for refracting telescope by George Adams

1770-1796

Case for miniature orrery

Case for miniature orrery

1775-1799

One of two cases for three prism spectroscope made by Troughton and Simms

One of two cases for three prism spectroscope made by Troughton and Simms

1867

Case for the first Gregorian reflecting telescope

Case for the first Gregorian reflecting telescope

1740-1744

Case for spectroscope by Merz

Case for spectroscope by Merz

Case for refracting telescope of 2 7/8-inch aperture with mahogany tube by Robert B. Tolles

Case for refracting telescope of 2 7/8-inch aperture with mahogany tube by Robert B. Tolles

1870-1880

Case for Knobel's astrometer

Case for Knobel's astrometer

1890-1900

Case for refracting telescope

Case for refracting telescope

1880-1890

Case for refracting telescope of 3 3/4 inch aperture and 52 inch focal length by Cooke

Case for refracting telescope of 3 3/4 inch aperture and 52 inch focal length by Cooke

1885

One of two cases for a three prism spectroscope by Howard Grubb

One of two cases for a three prism spectroscope by Howard Grubb

1871

Case for 6 1/2-inch Glass objective glass prism for telescope

Case for 6 1/2-inch Glass objective glass prism for telescope

Case for one of two gyroscopes from Foucault's gyroscope demonstration

Case for one of two gyroscopes from Foucault's gyroscope demonstration

Case for Gregorian telescope by J Cuthbert, 1826

Case for Gregorian telescope by J Cuthbert, 1826

1826

Case for solar spectroscope by Hilger

Case for solar spectroscope by Hilger

1910-1920

Case for orrery by W. Jones

Case for orrery by W. Jones

1787-1790

Mahogany case for Collimator telescope

Mahogany case for Collimator telescope

1860-1880

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 1/2 inch aperture and 18 inch focal length by Benjamin Martin

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 1/2 inch aperture and 18 inch focal length by Benjamin Martin

1738-1777

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope

Case for Gregorian reflecting telescope

1780-1824

Mahogany case for brass Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 3/4-inch aperture by Edward Nairne

Mahogany case for brass Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 3/4-inch aperture by Edward Nairne

1749-1774

Case for refracting telescope by William Simms

Case for refracting telescope by William Simms

1816-1823

Case for refracting telescope by Wray.

Case for refracting telescope by Wray.

1875

Case for refracting telescope  of 3 1/2-inch aperture by Thos Jones

Case for refracting telescope of 3 1/2-inch aperture by Thos Jones

1815-1850

Lid, for box containing Herschel's concave enamel mirror

Lid, for box containing Herschel's concave enamel mirror

1780-1820

One of two cases for three prism spectroscope made by Troughton and Simms

One of two cases for three prism spectroscope made by Troughton and Simms

1867

Darkroom storage hopper for x-ray films by Wardray Products Ltd., Bakers Row, Clerkenwell, London, late 1960's

Darkroom storage hopper for x-ray films by Wardray Products Ltd.

1966-1970

Lead-shielded wooden storage box containing fluorescent screen, two film holders (by W. Watson and by Philips), three packets of x-ray film 15" X 12" (by Ilford and by Kodak) and two packets of recording paper by 0Ilford

Lead-shielded wooden storage box containing fluorescent screen

1910-1925

Mahogany case for boxwood Gunter quadrant ( 3 1/2-inch radius)

Mahogany case for boxwood Gunter quadrant ( 3 1/2-inch radius)

1650-1725

Case for planisphere with accessories (missing tripod and planetary symbols) to indicate position of celestial objects, patented 1912 by William Peck, City Observatory, Edinburgh, with label

Case, for planisphere with accessories, for celestial object position

1912

Case for one ten inch flint glass prism of angle 12 1/2 degrees [mounted with Inv No. 1888-158] with brass mountings and adjustments to minimum angle divation in case. Used with a 10-inch refracting telescope with equatorial mount by Cooke at the South Kensington Solar Physics Observatory and is now at the Norman Lockyer Observatory at Sidmouth, Devon

Case for one ten inch flint glass prism

One of two cases for transit telescope by Pallant, London.

One of two cases for transit telescope by Pallant

1839-1869