The box-type stereoscopes produced by Ernemann are characterised in particular by their distinctive burgundy-coloured housing. The viewer was available in a wide range of formats: 45 x 107, 6 x 13, 8.5 x 17, 9 x 12, 9 x 14, 9 x 18, 10 x 15 …
James Cremer’s patent describes a stand for a stereoscope with adjustable height and viewing angle. The stand improves viewing comfort. (from: Compendium of Stereoscopes)
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 …
Georges Carette was a French toy manufacturer. Through his marriage to a German woman, he settled in Germany. He initially worked as a sales agent for Bing, but founded his own company in Nürnberg in 1886. Carette is mainly known for manufacturing tin toys, but …
The Mignoscope was distributed by Mattey under the Unis France label, but is not listed in the company’s catalogues. The viewer is a variant of the Alternascope and essentially consists of the Alternascope’s lens panel without the wooden stand. The viewer was designed to accommodate wide …
The Stéréoscope redresseur makes it possible to correctly view stereoviews that have not been transposed. The viewer achieves this by means of two types of prism lenses. This combination produces a lateral correction (left–right reversal) of the images. It performs the same function as swapping …
The American Stereoscopic Company got the idea to combine the ease-of-use of the Holmes stereoscope design with the light-blocking benefits of the closed-box Brewster design and patented this Stereo- Gothard Attachment in 1901. You could buy this attachment as an add-on for a Holmes-style 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 …
The Achromatic Table Stereoscope is designed for viewing paper and glass stereoviews. The base plate of the viewer folds into a storage box that also functions as a stand. When stored, the base plate forms the cover of the box and is secured by two locks. …
This American interchangeable-chain, short-focus stereoscope has a distinctive construction, particularly in its chain mechanism. Unlike earlier models that used wire chains, it employs stamped and cut metal frames that form a perfect border around the photographic image. Since these frames are the same dimensions as …
