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History of Science Museum

Mount for 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
Physical material
copper alloy
Object type
Kaleidoscope
Dimensions
Diameter: 40mm Height: 17mm Weight: 14g
Inventory No
25199

Description

Mount for attaching a kaleidoscope object cell onto the tube for a kaleidoscope, from the mid-19th century.