Optical Collection (page 2)

Greta Garbo, optical illusion illustration
An illustration by Japanese artist, Keye Luke, the idea is to look at the image and then stare at a white wall, where the image should appear. Date: 30th January 1935, p203

Edisons Kinetoscope 2
EDISONs KINETOSCOPE " Reproducing to the eye the effect of human motion by means of a swift and graded succession of pictures"

French Railway Alphabet - N for Nivellement (levelling, surveying). 19th century

The Ring Magnet
The front cover of " The Sphere" magazine, 16 April 1927, featuring the latest innovation in eye-care. Factory workers suffering from metal filings flicked in to their eye can now have them

Binocular microscope large Best. London, around 1890
Binocular microscope large Best. Signed: R. & J. Beck Ltd London 19901. London, around 1890. The Large Best microscope was the top product of R. and J

Roman Mosaic of polychrome geometric motifs. 3rd century B. C
Roman Art. Italy. Roman Mosaic of polychrome geometric motifs. Dated to 211 BC. It comes from Lucus Feroniae. Lazio

Italy. Rome. Spadas Palace. Built in the 16th century and renovated in the 17th century by Francesco Borromini (1599-1667). Courtyard

Rotary Zootrope
A rotary zootrope : the images on the disc, seen through the slits, give the illusion of movement. Date: 1882

Reynaud Projecting Zootrope
Reynauds Projecting Zootrope, a very sophisticated device, but also, doomed to be made obsolete by the praxinoscope and even more so by the first cinematograph projects. Date: 1890

Two cherubs on a greetings card
Cherubs on a greetings card - Two cherubs here are shown, and no more, yet you ll find that one and one make four. Date: circa 1890s

Peter Dollond
PETER DOLLOND Optician; joined his father, John Dollond, in pioneering optical instruments Date: 1730 - 1820

Pince nez and blue eyes on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Dining room with wall decorations by John Armstrong and Chippendale furniture. Date: 1933

LEEUWENHOEK, Antony van (1632-1723). Dutch naturalist and optician. First to observe bacteriae. He is commonly known as the Father of Microbiology, and considered to be the first microbiologist. Oil

REYNAUD, Emile (1844-1918). French inventor, responsible for the first projected animated cartoon films. Reynaud created the Praxinoscope in 1877 and the Th颴 re Optique in December 1888

Suffragette Flora Drummond Stanhope Toy
A Stanhope or optical toy, a device which allows the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope. The stanhope was invented in 1857 by Rene Dagron, a French photographer

Dollonds military spectacles advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for military spectacles, with specially constructed frames with large round eyes to give the best possible field of vision. Date: 1918

Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel
A moveable card or optical toy referring to the W.S.P.U leader Christabel Pankhurst, who eluded police by fleeing to France in 1912

Paris, France - Eglise Saint Pierre, Montmartre. Date: 1899

1st Port of Spain scout with heliograph, Trinidad. The equipment was made by two scouts, the Potter brothers

1st Port of Spain scouts with heliograph, Trinidad

Military spectacles by Dollands, WW1
Specialist military spectacles with larger lenses and secure hooks, as supplied by Dollands of Oxford Street. The advertisement claims that many civilians are adopting the style due to its obvious

Aeroplanes v. Zeppelins by G. H. Davis
The struggle for aerial supremacy: aeroplanes versus Zeppelins. Left: outmanoeuvring a Zeppelin at sea. Right: an extraordinary optical delusion -- chasing a sunlit cornfield which looks like a

Crews for British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Seeing in the dark: stringent eyesight tests precede the selection of crews for British night fighters during the Second World War. The men selected have highly developed vision. Date: 1944

The Great Yerkes Telescope, Chicago University, USA
The Great Yerkes Telescope, Chicago University, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA

17th century Telescope
Print of a 17th century Telescope Date: 17th century

Telescope on a Tripiod

Telescope on a Tripod

Telescope

Telescope with Weather Station

Military post using an optical telegraph
A military post showing the use of an optical telegraph, using the daylight to send and receive messages. Date: 1885

Italy - Laboratorio di precisione, Roma - Precision Optics
Italy - Laboratorio di Precisione, Roma - Precision Optics made in Rome - produced optical instruments used in WW1 - suppliers to the Royal family in Italy Date: circa 1906

Optical microscope image of the Barwell (Type 6) chondrite. This meteorite has experienced a significant amount of heating

Optical microscope image of the Parnallee (Type 3) chondrite
An optical microscope image of the Parnallee (Type 3) chondrite that has experienced little heating. The chondrules are clear and well-defined. The field of view is 5mm

YOUNG, Thomas (1773-1829). Oil on canvas

Cabaret du N顮t (Cabaret of Nothingness or Death)
Cabaret du NÚí«t (Cabaret of Nothingness or Death) was a ghost show cabaret, where ghosts were shown before the amazed audience via optical trickery and special effects

Optical illusion disc with a face catching a ball and a man with blackface taking a bow. Date 1833

Optical illusion disc with birds, butterflies, and a man jumping. Date 1833

Optical illusion disc with two men throwing and catching cakes and stars. Date 1833

Optical illusion disc with man pumping water. Date 1833

Optical illusion disc with man and frog. Date 1833

Titanic - How Ice Blink reveals the presence of bergs
Diagram in The Sphere during the inquiry into the Titanic disaster showing how ice blink reveals the presence of bergs underneath the water

Communications Palmin 3
Operating an optical telegraph

Joan Crawford by Keye Luke
An optical illusion created by Japanese artist, Keye Luke with the face of actress Joan Crawford created in black and white

Maurice Chevalier by Keye Luke
An optical illusion created by Japanese artist, Keye Luke with the face of actor Maurice Chevalier created in black and white

Clark Gable by Keye Luke
An optical illusion created by Japanese artist, Keye Luke with the face of actor Clark Gable created in black and white. By staring at the four dots between Gables eyes

Norma Shearer by Keye Luke
An optical illusion created by Japanese artist, Keye Luke with the face of actress Norma Shearer created in black and white

Sketch front cover with Greta Garbo, 1934
Greta Garbo reflected in quadruple wearing a Chinese-influenced dress of white blister crepe with jade and silver ornaments on the shoulders

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