Behind the Scenes at The V&A Museum, viewing their recent acquisition of Paper Peepshows from The Gestetner Collection

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In preparation for an upcoming workshop at the V&A (details to come soon), I visited the V&A's new collection of Paper Peepshows (or Tunnel Books) as they are also called. These wonderful peepshows in the photographs below date from 1840-1860, when these books were very popular as souvenirs or mementos to mark a special occasion.