Museum Tag: handheld
Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Short Focus, Prismatic Lenses
Paul Émile Chappuis, who was born in France, moved to London to establish a photographic studio. In 1857, he introduced a mirror in the hinged lid of the stereoscope, allowing reflected light to be directed into the viewer. This eliminated the need to tilt the …
Prism Stereoscope ‘Le Benescope. Auto-Redresseur’
Georges-Adolphe-Emmanuel-Pierre Balmitgère was born on September 3, 1871, in Algiers, and died on November 4, 1918, at the age of 47. Very little is known about him, except that he became interested in stereoscopy and filed three patents and two additions between 1907 and 1909, …
Stereoscope ‘Patent Achromatic Mirror Stereoscope’
The Achromatic Mirror Stereoscope was specially designed for viewing paper stereoviews that were mounted in a book. It is an open viewer with a mirror on the base of the device, to which it owes its name. Two achromatic lenses are placed in adjustable brass …
Brewster Stereoscope, Claudet Patent, Morrocan Leather, Luxe
A Brewster-type stereoscope is a refracting hand-held stereoscope introduced by David Brewster in 1849. The device was later developed into a viewer with an enclosed housing. This modification occurred largely in response to the use of daguerreotype stereoviews, which exhibited high surface reflectivity and therefore …
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)
Brewster Stereoscope, Black Leather, Prismatic Lenses
The brothers Frederick and William Langenheim were of German origin. In 1848 they were registered with a photographic studio in Philadelphia. They produced daguerreotypes and had also acquired a licence to apply the calotype process. From 1854 onward, the Langenheim brothers began producing and distributing …
