Stereoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: LENS/POCKET/FOLDING STAND
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1194.001

MANUFACTURER: FAIRCHILD CAMERA & INSTRUMENT CORP
MODEL: F27
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FAIRCHILD
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED DURING WWII
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: USED TO VIEW TO PROPERLY ORIENTED PHOTOGRAPHS OR DIAGRAMS TO OBTAIN THE MENTAL IMPRESSION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL
Technical: AN INEXPENSIVE & EASILY PORTABLE TOOL FOR STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING OF PHOTOS IN THE FIELD. ONLY A SMALL SECTION OF A STEREOPAIR OF PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE VIEWED AT ANY ONE TIME WHICH IS A DISADVANTAGE COMPARED TO A MIRROR STERESCOPE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TOP OF HOLDER: 'STEREOSCOPE MODEL F27'/ ON BOTTOM OF HOLDER: 'FAIRCHILD CAMERA AND INSTRUMENT CORP./ JAMAICA NEW YORK/ MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. PENDING'/ SCRATCHED ON TOP: 'F.T.J./ 3.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED GLOSS BLACK BUT MOSTLY WORN OFF
Decoration: N/A

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FAIRCHILD CAMERA & INSTRUMENT CORP, Stereoscope, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1988.1194, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1194.001/

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