Grimatiscope

Grimatiscope

Viewer

Louis Jules Duboscq

Maker
French, 1817–1886

Grimatiscope

1869
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall: 5 5/16 × 5 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (13.5 × 13.8 × 14.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1975.0160.0034
DescriptionThe clockwork mechanism allows image to be viewed through a rotating distortion lens.
Inscriptions Engraved in wood, front, TC: J.D. \ BREVETÉ \ S.G.D.G.
Printed in image, rear interior, BR: P. Mauvillin [signature]

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