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French_Double_Boite
Werner Nekes Collection, Theatre Studies, University of Cologne[1] #WN-RB02[2]
French c.1830
Dimensions: H= cm, W= cm, D= cm
Lens: ⌀= cm, ƒ= cm
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Figure GT49.1 –French_Double_Boite |
| Optical box for translucent, layered images designed by Henri Lefort. Photo © Rod Bantjes. |
This is a horizontal small-lens viewer for tissue-views.
[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..
[2] Based on Neke's numbering that will likely change once the Cologne Theatre Studies Department properly catalogues the collection..