A hand stereoscope of the Brewster type.
London Stereoscopic Company
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1855 - 1860
Materials
Wood, Glass, Brass
Measurements
106 x 190 x 165 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524962
Summary
A hand stereoscope of the Brewster type. The body is rosewood and the lenses are prismatic and mounted on a hinged panel. At the rear there is a ground glass screen and a top panel which opens for illumination. There is no mirror. A brass bracket retains the slide.
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
London Stereoscopic Company , manufacturer