- Subject
- Electronic instruments
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Elliott Brothers
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
- Primary inscriptions
- Elliott Bros / London
- Object type
- Electronic instrument
- Dimensions
- Height: 30mm Width: 228mm Depth: 48mm
- Inventory No
- 12923
- Accession Number
- 2003-11
Description
Camera lucida in burgundy leather case. Introduced at the beginning of the 19th century, the camera lucida was a popular drawing aid. Fastened onto a drawing board, its small prism allows the user to directly sketch the outlines of a scene which appears superimposed on the paper.
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