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- OBJECT TYPE
- STEREO
- DATE
- 1950–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.0160.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Polaroid
- MODEL
- 717
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- 3-D glasses
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- synthetic; silver metal hinges
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.0 cm
- Width
- 16.0 cm
- Height
- 4.0 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
- Polaroid
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Alberta
- Period
- These 3-D viewing glasses probably used c. 1950s
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Allows wearer to view stereoscopic images in 3-dimensions. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "POLAROID/ [registered trademark symbol]/ 3-D VIEWER NO. 717/ [symbol]" marked in red on outside of one frame arm. "NOT FOR SUNGLARE OR NIGHT DRIVING" marked on outside of opposite arm; "POLAROID/ [registered trademark symbol]" and "198" cast in raised print on inside surface of arm.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Grey molded synthetic eyeglasses frame; green-grey synthetic lenses; silver metal hinges.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Polaroid, Viewer, circa 1950–1955, Artifact no. 2004.0160, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/2004.0160.001/
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