Wednesday 27 September 2023
A large collection of stereoscope slides, 19th and 20th century, by various makers and...
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A large collection of stereoscope slides, 19th and 20th century, by various makers and publishers such as American Stereoscopic Co., Underwood & Underwood, and British & Foreign Stereoscopic View Co., together with a small collection of carte-de-visite, a brass mounted walnut achromatic stereoscope by Smith Beck, & Beck, 19th century, the eyepieces marked SMITH BECK & BECK / ACHROMATIC / STEREOSCOPE / 51 CORNHILL, LONDON, inverting into storage case, 13.5cm high, 21.1cm wide, 18.3cm deep; a brass mounted mahogany achromatic stereoscope, inverting into storage case, numbered 1647, 13.5cm high, 21cm wide, 18.3cm deep; a walnut and ebonised hand-held carte-de-visite viewer, 48.5cm high; and an Edwardian tinplate Rotoscope 'Pocket Folding Stereoscope', in original box with stereoscope cards, RD 393617 for 1903, and a walnut box (lot)
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