box and prisms

Title

box and prisms

Identifier

ABDNP:200736a

Description

Wooden hinged box for holding optical instrument (grooves for holding 2 cylindrical items-or one with 2 parts) containing prisms. Contents: metal prism with glass slides and apertures, 2 brass sharp knives, 2 clamps, 1 eyepiece, brass lens holder, glass prism with 2 holes through it and a glass cubical container.

Date

1800

Format

box: height 98mm, length 354mm, width 127mm
wood, metal, glass