Tray-Stereoscope ‘Planox Apéscope sur socle’ with Storage Cabinet
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. 1930
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
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