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History of Science Museum

Wooden containg boxes of slides.

Inventory Number 15377


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.15377

Item type
Object
Physical material
Wood
Card
Metal
Paper
Glass
Object type
Glass slide
Dimensions
Height: 245mm Width: 430mm Depth: 440mm Weight: 20800g
Inventory No
15377

Description

A large wooden box containing 24 card boxes containing 225 glass negatives and 3 paper packets containing 11 glass negatives, 236 in total. The card boxes are in a variety of sizes and have a variety of trade labels. The glass slides show images relating to the scientific equipment in the collection. The large box does not have a lid and the joins between the panels are held together with metal folded around them and then nailed into place. One of the paper envelopes is addressed to Sherwood Taylor.