Reproduction
Description
Hyperscope
Hyperscope (periscope). Small rectangular cardboard periscope. 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
height: 128 mm
thickness: 33 mm
width: 38 mm
Collection
Galton Collection
Accession Number
LDUGC-076e
Alternative Number
464000166
Administration Name
UCL Galton Collection