Megalithoscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BACKLIT/ALBUMEN PRINTS
- DATE
- 1890
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.0197.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HUESTON, ROBERT MFR.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL (UNUSUAL AS MOST WERE APPARENTLY WOODEN)/ WOOD SIDE HANDLES & INTERIOR OPTICS FRAME/ CERAMIC DOOR KNOBS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 91.0 cm
- Width
- 41.0 cm
- Height
- 54.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still images
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HUESTON
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
APPARENTLY PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN TO BE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA MOST WERE FROM EUROPE. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
INVENTED BY CARLO PONTI OF ITALY FOR REAR PROJECTION OF ALBUMEN PRINTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- KEROSENE LAMP ASSEMBLY, OPTICS ASSEMBLY; RIGHT WOODEN HANDLE; TOP, REAR KNOB From CA of 09/24/1997 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: pr. right handle for lens adjustment, kerosene backlit, lens components.
- Finish
- BLACK WITH ELABORATE DECORATION
- Decoration
- SEE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS OF PINSTRIPPING AND MINIATURE PAINTINGS ON SIDES
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HUESTON, ROBERT MFR., Megalithoscope, circa 1890, Artifact no. 1981.0197, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0197.001/
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