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Wollaston-type Camera Lucida, English, c. 1850-1875

Inventory Number 94267


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.94267

Item type
Object
Makers
Lucida
Provenance
Deposited by the Royal Microscopical Society with their collection.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Copper Alloy
Glass
Paint
Dimensions
Height: 225mm Width: 53mm Depth: 17mm Weight: 217g
Inventory No
94267

Description

A G-clamp at the bottom can be used to fix instrument to an edge. A Wollaston-type prism, and two lenses to correct a user's eye are at the top of the copper alloy arm.