An air ministry stereographic viewer type D 14B/746
Air Ministry
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1940
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
145 x 54 x 90 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524965.1
Summary
An air ministry stereoscope type D 14B/746 - this is the first of two parts. Made to Air Ministry Specifications during WWII,but the manufacturer is uncertain (but certainly British). A black metal panel has two chrome arms at each end which connect to the image panel. The two lenses are fixed focus and between them is a nose bridge.
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
Air Ministry, manufacturer