Polyorama Panoptique et Diagraphique

Polyorama Panoptique et Diagraphique

Viewer

Polyorama Panoptique et Diagraphique

ca. 1850
Wood, paper, metal, fabric, and glass
Overall (closed): 4 13/16 × 6 13/16 × 5 11/16 in. (12.2 × 17.3 × 14.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionDiorama-type viewer with hinged doors at top and back.
Inscriptions Printed in ink, label applied to top, TC: POLYORAMA PANOPTIQUE \ BREVET D'INVENTION S.Gtie du Gouvt.
Printed in ink, label applied to rear door, TL: Metter le crochet en cuivre \ dans le trou pratiqué dans \ l'épaisseur de ce volet.

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