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Camera Obscura with box, by Beck, London, ?Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 11179


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11179

Item type
Object
Makers
Beck
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford, in 2008.
Primary inscriptions
"BECK / LONDON" "BOT. LAB. OX. 8"
Dimensions
Height: 40mm Width: 235mm Depth: 103mm Weight: 0.5kg
Inventory No
11179
Accession Number
2008-5/6

Description

Folding camera obscura in box. Folding camera obscura, black metal arm with glass plate attachment. Black box, lined with blue velvet and satin.

Part of a group of plant physiology instruments used in the Oxford Department of Plant Sciences (formerly the School of Botany).