Scope and content
Stereoscopes include "The Saturn Scope," with a handle; 3 hand-held wooden stereo viewers; the "Perfectoscope," wood and metal; and additional single and double viewers (2).
Standing stereo viewer, French, 19th century stereoscopic viewer, burl and ebonized wood with brass top with two hinged mirrors that fold up. Includes over 100 stereo views of American and European subjects on a continuous belt with wooden knobs, focusing knobs, and two sets of lenses.
Various stereographs.
Dates
- [ca. 1840-1920]
Language of Material
In English.
Restrictions on Access
Access to the standing stereo viewer restricted to permission of curator.
Extent
8 items. (8 items.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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