Reproduction
Description
Hyperscope
Hyperscope (periscope). Small rectangular cardboard periscope. Held together with steel screws at bottom. Other observations: Handwritten label in with all five periscopes "Samples of "Hyperscopes" as first used by Galton for looking over the heads of crowds on the day of Queen Victoria's second jubilee. Probably first use of modern trench periscope".
Asbestos Inspection - Non-Asbestos. Eugenics Department.
Creator
Galton, Francis (1822-02-16 - 1911-01-17)
Production Date
1897
Production Place
London
Material
Dimensions
length: 122 mm
width: 38 mm
depth: 33 mm
Collection
Galton Collection
Accession Number
LDUGC-076d
Alternative Number
464000165
Administration Name
UCL Galton Collection
