Polished walnut wooden carrying case for a R&J Beck table stereoscope.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1865 - 1880
Materials
Wood, Brass
Measurements
123 x 204 x 183 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524975.2
Summary
Polished wooden walnut box with brass fittings for R&J Beck stereoscope. At each side are brass knobs to secure the viewer into the box for carrying. At the inside rear of the box is are wooden batons to hold a ground glass diffusing screen.
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