A Stereoscope mounted on and extending brass stand.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Wood, Brass, Glass, Iron
Measurements
490 x 260 x 190 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524979.1
Summary
A Stereoscope mounted on an extending brass stand. The body is polished wood and the two lenses each have eye shields. Focusing is by means of a single knob. At the rear, a door reveals a ground glass screen for viewing transparencies whilst the lid has a mirror for viewing prints. The brass stand is mounted on an iron base which has decorative mouldings. The unit is the Brewster type. There are no markings to identify the manufacturer.
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