Object Details

Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Short Focus, Prismatic Lenses

Brewster Stereoscope, Burl Walnut, Short Focus, Prismatic Lenses

Details

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 stere­o­scope towards a light source in order to illu­mi­nate the image. In 1858, Chap­puis intro­duced the first tis­sue stereoview.
(from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Date Made

1859–1871

Place Made

Eng­land

Period

1850–1892

Type

Stere­o­scope

Manufacturer

Chap­puis, Paul Émile

Technique

Sin­gle-view, man­u­al­ly; Focus, lens board

Format

8.5x17cm

Medium

opaque and transparent
Tags: 85x17cm boxs­lid­ing hand­held prism­lens­es

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