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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Single Rackwork Type) of a Waterwheel, by Wood, c.1880

Inventory Number 89156


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.89156

Item type
Object
Makers
Wood
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 100mm Width: 180mm Depth: 13mm Weight: 207g
Inventory No
89156

Description

Wood-framed cog turning mechanism lantern slide with painted image of a mill - the wheel of the mill moves when the cog handle is turned. Two screws hold the cog in place. A label reads "The Mill Way" and the maker "dward...Wood, 74 ...STRAND, London".