A Brewster-Pattern Stereoscope.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1870
Materials
Wood, Glass, Brass, Metal
Measurements
115 x 200 x 110 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524960
Summary
A Brewster-Pattern stereoscope. The wedge-shaped body is made of polished maple. Lenses mounted in tubular brass with turned oak eyepieces. A black painted metal finger ring which turns to adjust the focal length. Ground glass viewer mounted in wooden frame with slot either side to insert the stereoscopic image. Hinged flap with mirror, edged in brass, on inside.
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