Camera Obscura

Made:: circa 1800

Camera Obscura, sliding box construction with hinged ground glass screen cover, c.1800.

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Category:: Photographic Technology

Object Number:: 1989-5003

type:: optical drawing aid - camera obscura

credit:: National Media Museum, Bradford

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Camera Obscura

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