Accession No

3437

Brief Description

Wooden Wheatstone kaleidophone

Origin

Maker

Class

miscellaneous

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal; steel; ivory; brass

Dimensions

length 243mm; breadth 167mm; height 135mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

Description Notes

Black-painted wooden base. Vertical wooden fly-wheel with ivory handle; connection to remainder of equipment missing. Various wheels connected by metal strips. Pointer which moves over a scale and can be adjusted by a milled wheel.

Condition good.

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