Stereoscope slide
J. Siddon
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Photograph, cardboard and paper
Measurements
Each slide (min) - 85 mm (width); 175 mm (length), Each slide (max) - 178 mm (length); 88 mm (width)
Place of origin
Clodeshall Road, 4
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666381
Summary
Twenty-seven stereoscope slides. Each cardboard mount supports two identical black and white or sepia photographs, used to create a 3D image when looking through a stereoscope. The photographs depict street scenes, figures, landscapes, buildings and other scenes. The total number of items is 27.
Marks and inscriptions
On the reverse of some of the stereoscope slides: 'AGENT FOR STEREOSCOPES/ J. SIDDON,/ 4, CLODESHALL ROAD,/ SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM/ AND STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS.' On the front of twelve of the slides: 'Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours'
Makers and roles
J. Siddon, seller