Object Details

Chain-Stereoscope ‘Stéréo-Mégascope’ with Graphoscope and Dedication Plate

Chain-Stereoscope ‘Stéréo-Mégascope’ with Graphoscope and Dedication Plate

Historical Context

The Fou­quet com­pa­ny was one of the ear­li­est play­ers in the stere­oscopy mar­ket. Found­ed in 1834, stere­o­scopes were first men­tioned in its records in 1873, when the busi­ness was led by Jean-Bap­tiste Fouquet.
Anoth­er notable devel­op­ment was an improved ver­sion of the grapho­scope. It fea­tured a lux­u­ri­ous design in the Eng­lish style, com­bined with a closed hous­ing around the stereo­scop­ic sec­tion, which sig­nif­i­cant­ly enhanced the view­ing expe­ri­ence for stereo images.

Details

The Stéréo-Mégas­cope com­bines the advan­tages of a chain-based stere­o­scope with those of a graphoscope/pantoscope, allow­ing detailed view­ing of mono images such as CDVs or cab­i­net cards through a large mag­ni­fi­ca­tion lens.
To achieve this, an addi­tion­al large lens is mount­ed on top of the com­mon floor-stand view­er and can be ful­ly fold­ed into the lid of the col­umn. The top sec­tion can also be tilt­ed to pro­vide a more com­fort­able view­ing position.

Date Made

c. 1875

Place Made

France

Period

1893–1939

Type

Stere­o­scope

attributed to

Fou­quet, Jean Baptiste

Technique

Mul­ti-view, chain-based; Focus, lens board

Medium

opaque and transparent
Tags: 85x17cm chain­based floor­stand par­lour

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