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OBJECT TYPE: STEREOSCOPE/FIELD-GLASS TYPE
DATE: 1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0475.001

MANUFACTURER: Busch, Emil
MODEL: STEREO-DIOSKOP
LOCATION: Rathenow, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 15
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS BODY/ GLASS/ POSSIBLE CELLULOID FOCUSSING RING/ PAPER LINER TO CUSION GLASS SLIDES (PT)

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: 8.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Busch
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Rathenow

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: A. 1901
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED FOR VIEWING OF STEREO PAIRS ON GLASS SLIDES FOR 3-D IMAGES
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF AVAILABLE LIGHT, FIELD-GLASS TYPE OF STEREOSCOPIC SLIDE VIEWER, DESIGNED FOR GLASS TRANSPARANCIES. THE VERASCOPE & GLYPHOSCOPE CAMERAS (1894-1930'S) WERE BOTH PRODUCED IN 45X107MM SIZE. THE VERASCOPE INTRODUCED THE SMALLER STEREO FORMAT & COULD ALSO BE CONVERTED TO BECOME A VIEWER, PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE REVIVAL OF STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE 1890'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PROPER RIGHT EYE PIECE: `STEREO-DIOSKOP', LEFT EYE PIECE: `BUSCH'/ STAMPED ON INSIDE OF VIEWING SCREEN FRAME & INSIDE VIEWER RECEPTICAL `15'
Missing: NONE
Finish: BODY PAINTED BLACK WITH ROUGH CRACKLE APPERANCE/ BLACK PAPER RING
Decoration: N/A

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Busch, Emil, Viewer, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1991.0475, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0475.001/

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