lens holder with lens
Datecirca 1890
Inventory NumberWJ0240
ClassificationLens holder
Subject
Maker
German
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions18 × 10 × 5.5 cm (7 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
lens barrel diam.: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
lens barrel diam.: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Material
DescriptionLens barrel in square holder bolted to a I-shaped stand. Two additional columns were added for support. The base could be fixed down on a hard surface.
Signedunsigned
FunctionStudying visual sensations and demonstrating lens accommodation.
ProvenancePsychology Department, William James Hall, Harvard University.
Société Lumière
Date: 1895-1910
Object number: 2007-1-0544
Carl Zeiss (company timeline)
Date: before 1905
Accessories: Lenscap
Object number: 1996-1-0499
Alphonse Darlot
Date: 1865-1870
Object number: 1998-1-0518
