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box of lenses

Date: 1900-1950
Inventory Number: 2007-1-0025
Classification: Lenses
Subject:
optics,
Maker: American ?
Cultural Region:
United States,
Dimensions:
largest circular lens: 10.2 × 10.2 × 1.1 cm (4 × 4 × 7/16 in.)
Material:
wood, glass, paper, cardboard,
Description:
A wooden box containing an assortment of lenses separated by pieces of cardboard and tissue paper. The lenses include:

3 bi-convex lenses
1 plano-convex lens
1 plano-concave lens
2 halves of plano-convex lenses (not cut from the same original lens)
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksRehoused druring B17 dust project and removed from wooden box with acidic cardboard dividers.

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