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History of Science Museum

Wollaston Prism Pattern Camera Lucida with Lenses

Inventory Number 18076


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.18076

Item type
Object
Makers
Lucida
Primary inscriptions
924' scratched into the glass of the prism.
Dimensions
Height: 207mm Width: 37mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 90g
Inventory No
18076

Description

Copper alloy-coloured Wollaston prism pattern camera lucida with an adjustable prism at the top with an adjustable black oval and two attached lenses of different sizes. All mounted on an extendable adjustable arm attached to a 'C' shaped clamp and screw for attaching to a base.