Record Details

Name/TitleHolmes Stere­o­scope, Round Lenses

About this objectBellieni’s stere­o­scope is a vari­ant of the Amer­i­can Holmes-Bates stere­o­scope, referred to in France as the “Mex­i­can Stere­o­scope.” The wood­en frame is fit­ted with a detach­able han­dle, and focus is adjust­ed by means of a large rotary wheel on the under­side. The view­er was also avail­able with a stand.
(from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Place MadeFrance

Mak­erBel­lieni, Henry

Mak­er RoleMan­u­fac­tur­er

Date Madec. 1900

Tech­niqueSin­gle-view, manually

Tech­niqueFocus, car­ri­er

Peri­od1893–1939

Sub­ject and Asso­ci­a­tion Descrip­tionHen­ri Bel­lieni was born as Charles Hen­ri Gimel, but took the sur­name of his step­fa­ther, André François Bel­lieni, who had Ital­ian roots.
In 1880, Bel­lieni took over his stepfather’s busi­ness in Nan­cy and focused on the pro­duc­tion of cam­eras. The Jumelles Bel­lieni gained a strong rep­u­ta­tion, and the company’s prod­uct range includ­ed both con­ven­tion­al cam­eras and stereo cameras.
Dur­ing the First World War, the com­pa­ny pro­duced trench periscopes and aer­i­al cam­eras. After the war, Bel­lieni retired, and the busi­ness was con­tin­ued by Paul Rit­ter. The com­pa­ny ulti­mate­ly remained in oper­a­tion until 1990.

For­mat8.5x17cm

Object TypeStere­o­scope

Medi­um and Mate­ri­alsopaque and transparent

Object num­berM‑SH075

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