Museum Tag: prismlenses

Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Short Focus, Prismatic Lenses
June 21, 2026

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 …

Brewster Stereoscope, Mother of Pearl, Prismatic Lenses, Luxe
June 21, 2026

Brewster Stereoscope, Mother of Pearl, Prismatic Lenses, Luxe

Brewster Stereoscope, Black Leather, Prismatic Lenses
June 21, 2026

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 …

Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Brass Fittings, Prismatic Lenses, Luxe
June 21, 2026

Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Brass Fittings, Prismatic Lenses, Luxe

Brewster Stereoscope, Prismatic Lenses
June 21, 2026

Brewster Stereoscope, Prismatic Lenses

Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Prismatic Lenses
June 21, 2026

Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Prismatic Lenses

Brewster Stereoscope, Prismatic Lenses, with Original Storage Box
June 21, 2026

Brewster Stereoscope, Prismatic Lenses, with Original Storage Box