Collection

Polariscope by Harvey & Peak

Made:
1884-1889 in London
maker:
Harvey and Peak

Polariscope by Harvey & Peak, successors to W. Ladd & Co., Beak St., London, In incomplete wooden case (case front missing), instrument signed.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
2001-642
Materials:
mahogany, brass, calcite, glass, wood and metal
Measurements:
case (overall): 315 x 740 x 260 mm
instrument (overall): 270 x 690 x 235 mm
type:
polariscope
credit:
Unknown source

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