Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Camera and part of tripod
Object Number:
1954.229ab
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Wood, brass, glass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall (camera): 6 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 14 1/4 in. (15.6 x 14.9 x 36.2 cm)
Description:
Wooden, chamfered box camera and iron fragment of tripod; camera has adjustable lens with brass casing and brass cap; two hinged doors on top open to reveal two compartments, each fitted with removable wooden frame.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
