New optical amusements: polyscope

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
United States

Polyscope. 7.4 x 7.7 x22.7cm wooden box with sliding lid. Inside, removable tray with five painted transparencies 5.4 x 7.6cm. These fit into a slot at one end, behind a circular aperture. At the other end, a rotating multifaceted lens giving a static central image and two circles of rotating images when the lens is turned.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/3097
Materials:
wood and glass
type:
polyscope
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford