Verascope stereo photographic printing frame.
Jules Richard (pseud)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Ebonite, Metal
Measurements
90 x 215 x 20 mm
Place of origin
Paris
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525154
Summary
Verascope stereo photographic printing frame in black moulded plastic. By Jules Richard. The unit comprised two ebonite blocks hinged together. One side has a central 68 x 68 mm hole in the top. The position of the negative can be varied by sliding with a recess in the top cover. Two metal clips hold the unit closed. On the reverse side is embossed 'Chassis Alterneur Verascope Richard Grand Modele Modele Depose'.
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
Jules Richard (pseud), manufacturer