Ten slabs of unannealed glass

Made:
1825-1835
maker:
William Nicol
Ten slabs of unannealed glass, made by William Nicol, c.1830

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Ten slabs of unannealed glass, made by William Nicol, c.1830
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Ten slabs of unannealed glass, made by William Nicol, c.1830. Used with polarised light to show strain colours.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1953-269
type:
unannealed glass
credit:
Bethnal Green Museum

Parts

Thick disc of unannealed glass

Thick disc of unannealed glass

Thick disc of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William Nicol, Edinburgh, Scotland, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Measurements:
overall: 14 mm x 75 mm x 34 mm, , .1kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1953-269/1
type:
unannealed glass
Square of unannealed glass, one of ten

Square of unannealed glass, one of ten

Rectangle of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Measurements:
overall: 22 mm x x , 50 mm, .14kg
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1953-269/2
type:
unannealed glass
Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/3
type:
unannealed glass
Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/4
type:
unannealed glass
Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/5
type:
unannealed glass
Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/6
type:
unannealed glass
Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/7
type:
unannealed glass
Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/8
type:
unannealed glass
Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass

Slab of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/9
type:
unannealed glass
Thick disc of unannealed glass

Thick disc of unannealed glass

Thick disc of unannealed glass, one of ten, made by William. Nicol, c.1830. For use with polarised light to show strain colours.

Object Number:
1953-269/10
type:
unannealed glass