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Psychology

Box of Optical Pieces

This is a cardboard box filled with prisms in paper envelopes, most of which are sealed. There are ten prisms, and an eleventh envelope with nothing inside. Each envelope is labelled with its contents. There is also a smaller cardboard box which contains a GE Projection Lamp in a box [Read More...]

This object is a wooden box divided into three felt-lined sections. It contains a number of unsorted glass prisms, pieces, and other optical pieces. One set of flat glass pieces is contained in a paper envelope.

This is a cylindrical metal object closed at one end, with another tube emerging diagonally from its base. At the base there is a flat disc to which the cylinder is attached. At the top, there are two metallic knobs, like terminals, emerging vertically. There is also a short black [Read More...]

This object consists of a cylindrical disc piece mounted on an adjustable stand with a round base. In the cylindrical disc there is a small rectangular glass window. Inside, a wire is suspended from an inverted u-shape holder. The inclination of this can be adjusted by a slider on the [Read More...]

This object consists of a cylindrical disc piece mounted on an adjustable stand with a round base. In the cylindrical disc there is a small rectangular glass window. Inside, a wire is suspended from an inverted u-shape holder. The inclination of this can be adjusted by a slider on the [Read More...]

Phonograph Motor

This object is a motor mounted on a wooden board with a wooden backplate. A long cable with a toggle switch and standard two-prong wall plug is attached. The motor itself consists of a heavy metal cylindrical body on a heavy metal frame. Attached to the frame there is a [Read More...]

Electrical Voltmeter

This is a small meter with several scales on the face. There is a metal indicator arrow. On the back, six long screws emerge from the case.

Edjer Electric Clippers

These are electric clippers contained in a cardboard box with a beige lid. The clippers have a brown plastic body, wider in the middle. At the tip is a metallic shaving attachment with two rows of small metal teeth that meet. On the side of the body there is a [Read More...]

Mechanical Lantern Slide

This is a rectangular piece of wood cut in a stepped fashion, with metallic plates attached to its broader surfaces. At one end, there is a brass pulley wheel with a small handle. On the same side, there is a circular hole cut in the metal plate, revealing a mechanism [Read More...]

Variable Double Episcotister

A brass and steel mechanism is mounted on a sturdy wooden base. The mechanism consists of two brass wheels, each with two open sectors, which are attached at their centre. Their angular relationship may be changed in order to vary the size of a void space formed by their respective [Read More...]