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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide: Map of England with Slider Marked 'Equinox', for Astronomy Lectures, c.1900

Inventory Number 13321


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.13321

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Oxford University Observatory.
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 120mm Width: 222mm Depth: 9mm Weight: 84g
Inventory No
13321

Description

Mahogany slide frame with map of England and Wales painted onto the glass - card slider marked "Equinox". Home made. Black tape is used to frame and border the map. Two white paper dots possibly indicate the front/top of the slide.