Object Details

Foldable Stereoscope, Metal, with Original Storage Box

Details

T. C. & E. C. Jack was a Scot­tish pub­lish­ing house based in Edin­burgh. In 1905, the com­pa­ny pub­lished The Edin­burgh Stereo­scop­ic Atlas of Anato­my. The atlas was not a con­ven­tion­al bound book. It con­sist­ed of paper mount­ed stere­oviews, each with black-and-white paired images and explana­to­ry anatom­i­cal text. The work was issued in five box­es, com­mon­ly described as sections.
The stere­o­scope bear­ing the name of T. C. & E. C. Jack may be relat­ed to the pub­li­ca­tion of the atlas.
(from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Date Made

c. 1915

Place Made

Scot­land

Period

1893–1939

Type

Stere­o­scope

Manufacturer

Jack, T.C. & E.C.

Technique

Sin­gle-view, man­u­al­ly; Focus, carrier

Format

8.5x17cm

Medium

opaque and transparent

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