Verascope stereo photographic printing frame.
Jules Richard (pseud)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ebonite, Metal, Glass, Cardboard
Measurements
62 x 188 x 17 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525155
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 42 x 42 mm hole in the top. The position of the negative can be varied by sliding, with a recess in the top cover. A glass plate slides in this recess. A single metal clip holds the unit closed. On the reverse side is embossed 'Chassis Alterneur Verascope Richard 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