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Trapezguckkasten
Werner Nekes Collection, Theatre Studies, University of Cologne[1] #WN-RB01
French c.1730
Dimensions: H=74.2 cm, W=57 cm, D=41.7
Lens: ⌀=7.2 cm, ƒ=56.3 cm
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Figure GT49.1 –Trapezguckkasten |
| Photo © Rod Bantjes. |
This is vertical optical machine with an enclosed diagonal mirror and an open back. It is a species of the genus Trapez-Guckkasten in the Optical Machine Taxonomy.
Endnotes:
[1] I would like to thank Dr. Peter W. Marx for permission to access the collection and Charlene Fündgens, Emma Gebbeken and Gerald Köhler for their generous assistance in the archive.