A large piece of fused glass block from the Optical Annexe. These blocks were created to produce lenses and prisms for the war effort

Title

A large piece of fused glass block from the Optical Annexe. These blocks were created to produce lenses and prisms for the war effort

Description

A fused block of plate glass was kept as a 'souvenir' by Eric Waterworth of The Annexe war production days

Rights

From a Private Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings

Type

object

Materials/Medium

glass

Physical Dimensions

15 - 17 cm

Citation

“A large piece of fused glass block from the Optical Annexe. These blocks were created to produce lenses and prisms for the war effort,” Waterworth Optical Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://waterworth.omeka.net/items/show/98.

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