Richard Verascope stereo camera
Jules Richard
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900 - 1920
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
58 x 140 x 100 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524724.1
Summary
A Richard Verascope stereo camera, with a push/pull plate changing magazine fitted to the rear. Lenses are rectilinear and with no manufacturer or specification markings. The camera and magazine are of all-metal construction. There is an optical frame viewfinder on the side of the camera, and a reflecting viewfinder between the two lenses. Shutter cocking is by a sliding lever between the lenses, with a round knob for adjusting shutter speeds below this. There are interior filter mounts behind the lenses. Markings; "Verascope brevete S.G.D.G." and serial number 20764 on the magazine; the same serial number is scratched inside the camera body.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Jules Richard, manufacturer