Record Details

Name/TitleBoxed Stere­o­scope ‘The Achro­mat­ic Stere­o­scope’, Exclu­sive Version

About this objectThe Achro­mat­ic Table Stere­o­scope is designed for view­ing paper and glass stere­oviews. The base plate of the view­er folds into a stor­age box that also func­tions as a stand. When stored, the base plate forms the cov­er of the box and is secured by two locks.
A mir­ror can be mount­ed in two brass arms to pro­vide illu­mi­na­tion for glass stere­oviews. The view­ing unit can be tilt­ed to adjust and improve the view­ing experience.
(from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Place MadeEng­land

Mak­erSmith, Beck & Beck

Mak­er RoleMan­u­fac­tur­er

Date Madec. 1860

Tech­niqueSin­gle-view, manually

Tech­niqueFocus, lens board

Peri­od1850–1892

Sub­ject and Asso­ci­a­tion Descrip­tionUnlike the stan­dard mod­el, the height adjust­ment here is not achieved using a brass rail with a knurled screw. This mod­el fea­tures a screw­less adjust­ment mech­a­nism locat­ed cen­tral­ly beneath the view­ing unit. This very con­ve­nient and dis­creet mech­a­nism was like­ly designed for an exhi­bi­tion, pos­si­bly the Great Exhi­bi­tion of 1862.

For­mat8.5x17cm

Object TypeStere­o­scope

Medi­um and Mate­ri­alsopaque and transparent

Object num­berM‑ST001

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