Tray-Stereoscope ‘Le Taxiphote’ with Rare Patented Blend Mechanism
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 is a counter which indicates the number of the slide and allows navigation to a specific slide.
The base of the viewer has three drawers with four trays each, making it possible to store a total of 300 slides. The electric light unit was added later. Although it’s clearly no Richard product, it’s well done and allows basic adjustment.
In-depth information on the Taxiphote can be found here: Le Taxiphote — the most famous French stereo viewer
