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Reflected Light
Lantern!

Boston
Mar
26
11 AM
Mass.

Prof. C. E. Bessey
Ames
I[owa]

Boston Mar 25 '80

Prof Bessey

Dear Sir

In accordance with
your desire I sought and found
the inventor of that piece of [sporotue?].
His name is Mr. H. Clarke, and
Highland [A?]. [Samerrill?] is his address.
In answer to his invitation I went
out to his residence Tues. evening
to see the machine and try it.
He spent the whole evening showing it in
different ways. He has improved it since
I saw it before. But has not yet
put it upon the market, though he
thinks he will soon.

It shows either pictures or natural
objects; by reflected light: gives splendid
outline and shows the true color of the
object or picture, correct to a tint.

I had him show the leaves & stem of a

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