- Subject
- Photography
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Houghtons Ltd.
- Provenance
- Presented by Mr J. P. F. Lloyd.
- Primary inscriptions
- Signed: "Ticka"
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 70mm Height: 23mm Weight: 93g
- Inventory No
- 67903
- Accession Number
- 1963-33
Description
A small 'Ticka' watch designed to be concealed in a waistcoat. Called a 'detective' camera it was part of a trend in the late 19th century.
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