A Brewster type Stereoscope.
T. R. Williams
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Walnut, Brass, Glass, Fabric
Measurements
400 x 165 x 188 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524980.1
Summary
A Brewster type Stereoscope. The unit is polished walnut mounted on an extending brass pillar and base. The twin fixed focus eyepieces are mounted in brass. There is a recess for a ground glass screen (which is missing) for viewing transparencies and the lids opens admitting light for the viewing of prints. The base is ettched 'T.R.Williams. 236. Regent St.'
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
T. R. Williams, manufacturer