Object Details

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Planox Apéscope’

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Planox Apéscope’

Details

The Apés­cope is one of the few hand-held mul­ti-view stere­o­scopes and a late devel­op­ment, pro­duced at a time when stere­oscopy was in decline. A mag­a­zine con­tain­ing 12 glass stere­oviews can be insert­ed into the view­er from below. By push­ing a draw upwards, a slide is brought in front of the lens­es. A sub­se­quent move­ment presents the next image while the pre­vi­ous slide is pushed to the rear.
A vari­ant of the Apés­cope was avail­able with a stand, allow­ing the device to func­tion as a table­top viewer.

(from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Date Made

c. 1925

Place Made

France

Period

1893–1939

Type

Stere­o­scope

Manufacturer

Plocq, Albéric-Alfred

Technique

Mul­ti-view, tray-based; Focus, lens tubes

Format

6x13cm

Medium

glass slides

Related Patent

FR 667104 (A.-A. Plocq, 1929)

Series Title

Planox
Tags: 6x13cm boxs­lid­ing hand­held mul­ti­view

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