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Lens with central bore
    • Setting:
      Room IX
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      early 18th cent.
    • Materials:
      glass, brass
    • Dimensions:
      lens diameter 65 mm, height 90 mm
    • Inventory:
      2596
    • Lens with central bore (Inv. 2596)

Biconvex lens hollowed out and bored at the center. The lens is mounted in a brass ring that extends to form a short handle.