Museum Tag: 6x13cm

Stereoscope ‘corps de jumelle’, Ronce de Thuya

Stereoscope ‘corps de jumelle’, Ronce de Thuya

Fur­ther read­ing: Stere­oscopy His­to­ry Series — Mat­tey (A. Ruiter)

Stereoscope with Original Storage Box

Stereoscope with Original Storage Box

The box-type stere­o­scopes pro­duced by Erne­mann are char­ac­terised in par­tic­u­lar by their dis­tinc­tive bur­­gundy-coloured hous­ing. The view­er was avail­able in a wide range of for­mats: 45 x 107, 6 x 13, 8.5 x 17, 9 x 12, 9 x 14, 9 x 18, 10 x 15 

Binocular Stereoscope ‘Stereo-Dioskop’

Binocular Stereoscope ‘Stereo-Dioskop’

The Stereo-Dioskop is a com­pact binoc­u­lar-style stere­o­scope. The view­er was a com­mer­cial suc­cess and was also dis­trib­uted by oth­er Ger­man cam­era man­u­fac­tur­ers includ­ing ICA, Con­tes­sa-Net­­tel, and Franke & Hei­decke. (from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Binocular Stereoscope ‘Stereo-Dioskop’, Short Focus

Binocular Stereoscope ‘Stereo-Dioskop’, Short Focus

The Stereo-Dioskop is a com­pact binoc­u­lar-style stere­o­scope. The view­er was a com­mer­cial suc­cess and was also dis­trib­uted by oth­er Ger­man cam­era man­u­fac­tur­ers includ­ing ICA, Con­tes­sa-Net­­tel, and Franke & Hei­decke. (from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Stereoscope ‘Stereo-Dioskop Model IIIB’, Open Version

Stereoscope ‘Stereo-Dioskop Model IIIB’, Open Version

Emil Busch took over the opti­cal firm in Rathenow from his uncle Eduard Dunck­er in 1845. The com­pa­ny began pro­duc­ing pho­to­graph­ic devices from 1852 and became known for high-qual­i­­ty instru­ments and optics. In 1865, it intro­duced its new­ly devel­oped wide-angle lens, the Pan­to­scop. From 1872, 

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Planox Apéscope’

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Planox Apéscope’

The Apés­cope is one of the few hand-held mul­ti-view stere­o­scopes and a late devel­op­ment, pro­duced at a time when stere­oscopy was in decline. A mag­a­zine con­tain­ing 12 glass stere­oviews can be insert­ed into the view­er from below. By push­ing a draw upwards, a slide is 

Stereoscope ‘Stéréocycle’

Stereoscope ‘Stéréocycle’

The name Stére­o­cy­cle refers to the suc­cess­ful stereo cam­era intro­duced in 1897 by Charles Bazin and Lucien Leroy. The com­mer­cial suc­cess of this cam­era led to the use of Stére­o­cy­cle as a trade­mark for oth­er prod­ucts mar­ket­ed by the Leroy com­pa­ny. The Stéréo­cy­cle box-type stere­o­scope 

Stereoscope ‘en ivorine noir’ with Original Storage Box

Stereoscope ‘en ivorine noir’ with Original Storage Box

Fur­ther read­ing: Stere­oscopy His­to­ry Series — Mat­tey (A. Ruiter)