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Kaleidoscope, Unsigned, England, Mid-19th Century

Inventory Number 25199


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.25199

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay in 1944.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned
Object type
Kaleidoscope
Dimensions
Diameter: 32mm Height: 125mm Weight: 94g
Inventory No
25199

Description

Tube for a copper alloy kaleidoscope from the mid-19th century, the tube comes with triangular shaped black painted glass inserts and wooden slats to direct the sight inside the kaleidoscope. There is also a copper alloy ring with a screw thread which slides onto the object and is used to screw the object cell mount onto the main tube.