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Foldable Stereoscope 'Mascher's Improved Stereoscope', Larger Version; Mascher, John Frederick; c. 1855; M-SH086
Foldable Stereoscope 'Mascher's Improved Stereoscope', Larger Version; Mascher, John Frederick; c. 1855; M-SH086

Name/TitleFold­able Stere­o­scope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stere­o­scope’, Larg­er Version

Place MadeUnit­ed States of America

Mak­erMasch­er, John Frederick

Mak­er RoleMan­u­fac­tur­er

Date Madec. 1855

Tech­niqueSin­gle-view, fixed

Peri­od1850–1892

Sub­ject and Asso­ci­a­tion Descrip­tionJohn Fred­er­ick Masch­er aimed his view­ing case at the mass mar­ket, and it was pro­duced in a vari­ety of sizes and styles. He held a near-monop­oly on the man­u­fac­ture of these cas­es and sold tens of thou­sands with­in a short peri­od. As daguerreo­types declined in the ear­ly 1860s, the cas­es were adapt­ed for ambrotypes and tintypes.

Object TypeStere­o­scope

Medi­um and Mate­ri­alsDaguerreo­type

Object num­berM‑SH086

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