An unusual folding stereoscope.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860 - 1880
Materials
Wood, Brass, Glass
Measurements
220 x 163 x 270 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524982.1
Summary
An unusual folding stereoscope. The unit is of unknown origin and is polished wood. On opening the box structure, the twin eyepieces hinge into position on one side and the images are held in a sliding carrier. The lens panel is held in position by another hinged panel.The unit is held for viewing by a handle which hinges from the outsie of the box. There are no markings on the unit.
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