Object Details

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Larger Version

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Larger Version

Historical Context

John Fred­er­ick Masch­er aimed his view­ing case at the mass mar­ket, and it was pro­duced in a vari­ety of sizes and styles. He held a near-monop­oly on the man­u­fac­ture of these cas­es and sold tens of thou­sands with­in a short peri­od. As daguerreo­types declined in the ear­ly 1860s, the cas­es were adapt­ed for ambrotypes and tintypes.

Date Made

c. 1855

Place Made

Unit­ed States of America

Period

1850–1892

Type

Stere­o­scope

Manufacturer

Masch­er, John Frederick

Technique

Sin­gle-view, fixed

Medium

Daguerreo­type
Tags: daguerreo­type fold­able hand­held

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