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Stereoscope ‘en ivorine noir’ with Original Storage Box
Further reading: Stereoscopy History Series — Mattey (A. Ruiter)
Stereoscope ‘Omnium III’
L’Omnium is a foldable pocket stereoscope. The lens panel and the stereoview holder are collapsible, and the handgrip can be unscrewed from the viewing section. When disassembled, the components can be stored in a case, typically finished in burgundy or black. (from: Compendium of Stereoscopes) Further …
Foldable Stereoscope, Metal, with Original Storage Box
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 …
Rollfilm-Stereoscope ‘Verascope 40’, First Model, with Original Storage Box
The reversing stereoscope for the Vérascope F40 was introduced in 1951. It is made of varnished mahogany and was specially designed for exposed 35 mm film used with the F40, with which it shares the same film-advance synchronization system. Its reversing system uses roof prisms. …
Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Small Version
The Mascher viewing case is a foldable viewer made of wood and covered with leather. The device consists of a base plate on which the lens panel and the holder with the daguerreotype are placed. Neither component can be locked in position, which makes viewing …
Stereotelescope ‘Le Stéréotélescope’
The Stéréotélescope is a very particular stereoscopic binocular intended for the visualisation of projected stereoscopic images and their resulting dimensions. The construction was realised by the company Mattey père & fils, co-signatory of the patent. The Stéréotélescope was presented to the French Society of Photography …
