Accession No

3435

Brief Description

optical component, by J. G. Hofmann, French, 19th Century

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Hofmann, J. G.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, oxidised brass); glass; wood (cork)

Dimensions

length 227mm diameter 40mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from King’s College, London, England, 10/1986. Purchased with the assistance of a grant from PRISM Fund.

Inscription

‘J.G. Hofmann
Paris’ (upper end of tube)

Description Notes

Brass tube with push-fit eyepiece and fixed object glass. Upper tube contains a piece of cork with a prism imbedded in the centre.

Condition good; complete.

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