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Peepshows

Scope note

Optical toys that give the illusion of depth and action by the use of magnifying lenses and mirrors set in a boxlike enclosure and viewed through a small opening on one end.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211180

Broader Terms used

<public entertainment devices>

Narrower Terms used

mutascopes

Equivalent Terms used

peepshow

Created

13yrs ago

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