Archives: Museum Objects

Holmes Stereoscope ‘Jules Duboscq’ with adjustable Prism Lenses, on Stand
June 21, 2026

Holmes Stereoscope ‘Jules Duboscq’ with adjustable Prism Lenses, on Stand

Brewster Stereoscope on Stand, Walnut, Prismatic Lenses
June 21, 2026

Brewster Stereoscope on Stand, Walnut, Prismatic Lenses

Foldable Pantoscope ‘à double socle’, Oval Lens, Metal Fittings
June 21, 2026

Foldable Pantoscope ‘à double socle’, Oval Lens, Metal Fittings

A pan­to­scope is a com­pact, par­tial­ly fold­able view­er equipped with both stereo­scop­ic lens­es and a large mag­ni­fi­ca­tion lens, allow­ing the view­ing of both mono and stereo images. They were most­ly pro­duced ‘à dou­ble socle’ with a sim­ple rec­tan­gu­lar body, which allowed for eas­i­er adjust­ment of …

Foldable Pantoscope ‘à double socle’, Orchid Decor
June 21, 2026

Foldable Pantoscope ‘à double socle’, Orchid Decor

A pan­to­scope is a com­pact, par­tial­ly fold­able view­er equipped with both stereo­scop­ic lens­es and a large mag­ni­fi­ca­tion lens, allow­ing the view­ing of both mono and stereo images. They were most­ly pro­duced ‘à dou­ble socle’ with a sim­ple rec­tan­gu­lar body, which allowed for eas­i­er adjust­ment of …

Tray-Stereoscope, special focus feature
June 21, 2026

Tray-Stereoscope, special focus feature

The wood­en trays con­tain 25 slides each and can be insert­ed into the view­er by flip­ping back its top. Then, by turn­ing a crank on the right side of the hous­ing, one slide after anoth­er can be exam­ined. Each half-turn of the crank advances or …

Large, foldable Graphoscope, Luxe
June 21, 2026

Large, foldable Graphoscope, Luxe

Hen­ry J. Lewis was a son of William Lewis, a pio­neer­ing pho­tog­ra­ph­er and sup­pli­er of daguer­reian mate­ri­als in New York. Hen­ry Lewis patent­ed a design that was a vari­ant of the Eng­lish Grapho­scope. The device has a large lens for con­ven­tion­al pho­tographs and two stereo …

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Stéréo-Classeur’, serial no. 42
June 21, 2026

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Stéréo-Classeur’, serial no. 42

A bake­lite tray con­tain­ing 25 glass slides can be insert­ed by flip­ping down the front of the view­er. Then, by depress­ing the lever on the right side of the hous­ing, one slide after anoth­er can be exam­ined. On the left side of the view­er, there …

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Le Taxiphote’ with Rare Patented Counter Lever
June 21, 2026

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Le Taxiphote’ with Rare Patented Counter Lever

A bake­lite tray con­tain­ing 25 glass slides can be insert­ed by flip­ping down the front of the view­er. Then, by depress­ing the lever on the right side of the hous­ing, one slide after anoth­er can be exam­ined. On the left side of the view­er, there …

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Le Taxiphote’, Luxe
June 21, 2026

Tray-Stereoscope ‘Le Taxiphote’, Luxe

A bake­lite tray con­tain­ing 25 glass slides can be insert­ed by flip­ping down the front of the view­er. Then, by depress­ing the lever on the right side of the hous­ing, one slide after anoth­er can be exam­ined. On the left side of the view­er, there …

Chain-Stereoscope ‘Stéréo-Monocle, Système L. Leroy’ for stereoscopic and panoramic views
June 21, 2026

Chain-Stereoscope ‘Stéréo-Monocle, Système L. Leroy’ for stereoscopic and panoramic views

The Stéréo-Mon­o­­cle is a chain-based stere­o­scope that allows the view­ing of both stere­oviews and panoram­ic pho­tographs. The device was intro­duced to com­ple­ment the Stéréo-Panoramique cam­era of Lucien Leroy and was described in his cat­a­logue as Sys­tème L. Leroy. The instru­ment was designed in col­lab­o­ra­tion with …

German Stereo Daguerreotype
June 21, 2026

German Stereo Daguerreotype

German Nude Art Series with original storage Box
June 21, 2026

German Nude Art Series with original storage Box