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VI.40 Mounted prismatic lens
Maker: unknown
Date:second half 18th cent.
Materials:glass, wood, brass
Dimensions:lens diameter 65 mm, height 400 mm
Current inventory:768
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Prismatic lens mounted in a large wooden ring. The ring is hinged on a brass fork fixed to a turned wooden base. Closely resembles lenses inv. 769 and inv. 770. Prismatic lenses can be used as optical toys because of their ability to multiply images.

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