Name/TitleHolmes Stereoscope ‘The Stereo-Gothard’
About this objectThe American Stereoscopic Company got the idea to combine the ease-of-use of the Holmes stereoscope design with the light-blocking benefits of the closed-box Brewster design and patented this Stereo- Gothard Attachment in 1901. You could buy this attachment as an add-on for a Holmes-style stereoscope or buy an all-in-one version called The Stereo-Gothard. Both are fairly rare but the Attachment version seems to be harder to find than the all-in-one. This creative design facilitated the viewing of the semi-transparent tissue stereoviews that the company also published.
(from: VintageViewers.com)
Place MadeUnited States of America
MakerAmerican Stereoscopic Company
Maker RoleManufacturer
MakerYoung, Roddo Y.
Maker RoleDesigner
Date Madec. 1901
TechniqueSingle-view, manually
TechniqueFocus, carrier
Period1893–1939
Format8.5x17cm
Object TypeStereoscope
Subject and Association KeywordsUS 672609 (R. Y. Young, 1901)
Medium and Materialsopaque and transparent
Object numberM‑SH160
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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