Grimatiscope
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Grimatiscope
1869
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall: 5 5/16 × 5 5/16 × 6 1/8 in. (13.5 × 13.5 × 15.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1978.1509.0001
DescriptionThe clockwork mechanism allows image to be viewed through a rotating distortion lens. Object includes winding key on a string.
Inscriptions Engraved in wood, front, TC: J.D. \ BREVETÉ \ S.G.D.G.
Printed in image, rear interior, BR: P. Mauvillin [signature]
Printed in image, rear interior, BR: P. Mauvillin [signature]
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