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Astronomical Tinted Transfer Slide of Shooting Star by Newton & Co., London, English, c. 1870

Inventory Number 99087

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.99087

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Eric Gordon
Primary inscriptions
Stamped in frame: 'NEWTON & CO/OPTICIANS/3, FLEET ST LONDON'
Physical material
Wood
Paper
Glass
Object type
Photograph
Dimensions
Height: 11mm Width: 168mm Depth: 103mm Weight: 110g
Inventory No
99087
Accession Number
1979-2

Description

Mahogany frame with coloured transfer slide, by Newton & Co. of London. In chest.

The slide shows the image of a shooting star.

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