The model book of dreams, fortune teller, and epitome of parlor entertainments (1864)
Temple, Henry. [from old catalog], Ottley, Cordelia M., [from old catalog] joint author · Cincinnati, J. R. Hawley & co. · leaf 286
in depth,and six in width ; in the middleof one end of it let a hole bebored, as at A, in the annexeddiagram, in which put a doubleconvex lens ; and at the other end, inside the box, place apiece of looking-glass, as at B, inclining it at an angle of 45°,or in less technical phrase, in a position… … 284 OPTICAL AMUSEMENTS. / a piece of ground glass C, upon which medium the objects arereflected from the looking-glass with the utmost exactness andbeauty, so as to appear like an exquisite picture in miniature.Sides are usually added to the lid, as at E, to keep off as muchof the circumambient…
Dreams · Fortune-telling · Amusements
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