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Stereoscope ‘à doucine’, Ronce de Thuya, Short Focus, Nickel-Plated Eyepieces, Luxe

Stereoscope ‘à doucine’, Ronce de Thuya, Short Focus, Nickel-Plated Eyepieces, Luxe

Le Stéréo­scope à doucine is a deluxe stere­o­scope for large-for­­mat stere­oviews. The view­er was avail­able with lens­es of 33 mm, 40 mm, or 48 mm diam­e­ter. (from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Stereoscope ‘à doucine’, Rosewood, Short Focus

Stereoscope ‘à doucine’, Rosewood, Short Focus

Le Stéréo­scope à doucine is a deluxe stere­o­scope for large-for­­mat stere­oviews. The view­er was avail­able with lens­es of 33 mm, 40 mm, or 48 mm diam­e­ter. (from: Com­pendi­um of Stereoscopes)

Stereoscope

Stereoscope

Fur­ther read­ing: Stere­oscopy His­to­ry Series — Mat­tey (A. Ruiter)

Stereoscope ‘Exposicion International de Barcelona 1929’ with picture set

Stereoscope ‘Exposicion International de Barcelona 1929’ with picture set

Fur­ther read­ing: Stere­oscopy His­to­ry Series — Mat­tey (A. Ruiter)

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Kilburn viewing case’

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Kilburn viewing case’

William Edward Kil­burn designed a view­ing case for stereo daguerreo­types, which was reg­is­tered in Britain and patent­ed in France in 1853. The view­ing case was exclu­sive­ly man­u­fac­tured by Moran and Quin in Lon­don and sold to daguerreo­typ­ists who could cus­tomise it with their own names. (from: 

Brewster Stereoscope

Brewster Stereoscope

A Brew­ster-type stere­o­scope is a refract­ing hand-held stere­o­scope intro­duced by David Brew­ster in 1849. The device was lat­er devel­oped into a view­er with an enclosed hous­ing. This mod­i­fi­ca­tion occurred large­ly in response to the use of daguerreo­type stere­oviews, which exhib­it­ed high sur­face reflec­tiv­i­ty and there­fore 

Stereoscope ‘en ivorine’ marbled design

Stereoscope ‘en ivorine’ marbled design

Fur­ther read­ing: Stere­oscopy His­to­ry Series — Mat­tey (A. Ruiter)

Foldable Stereoscope ‘en tôle vernie noire’, Metal

Foldable Stereoscope ‘en tôle vernie noire’, Metal

Fur­ther read­ing: Stere­oscopy His­to­ry Series — Mat­tey (A. Ruiter)