Archives: Museum Objects
Convex Mirror ‘Miroir à socle, 14x20, Noir gravé’
Auguste Wytenhove was a French manufacturer of stereoscopes. His 1894–1895 catalogue offered a broad range of stereoscopes and related viewing devices. In 1897, the business was taken over by his son, Gustave. In 1898, Wytenhove’s company was acquired by Louis Legendre. Legendre’s business was subsequently …
Exchange mechanism ‘Chaîne interchangeable’ with 50 Verascope views in card-board frames
Louis Legendre was a French manufacturer of stereoscopes. He acquired the company of Wytenhove in 1898. In 1899, Legendre introduced a significant innovation: a chain-based stereoscope equipped with an interchangeable chain and stereoview holders. This system simplified the exchange of stereoviews and enabled complete collections to …
Inverseur automatique 6x13
The Automatic-inverseur is a device used for the automatic transposition of stereo negatives and the production of developed positive stereoviews on glass. The device consists of a frame fitted with a cover enclosing the negative and positive plates. The frame includes an aperture through which light …
Inverseur automatique 45x107
The Automatic-inverseur is a device used for the automatic transposition of stereo negatives and the production of developed positive stereoviews on glass. The device consists of a frame fitted with a cover enclosing the negative and positive plates. The frame includes an aperture through which light …












