Brewster style stereoscope viewer
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1850
Materials
Mahogany, Metal, Glass
Measurements
110 x 192 x 170 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525842
Summary
Brewster style stereoscope viewer. The whole is constructed as a mahogany box. The viewer has two magnifying lens and a separating plate in the middle of the box section. The box gradually widens to the slide mount end which is designed for viewing stereoscopic slides, with the box closed and holding the viewer to the light and allowing light through the opaque glass screen. Alternatively, by opening the top of the box and allowing light to reflect from the exposed mirror, stereoscopic photographs may be viewed.