Posted 11 years ago
Jono
(178 items)
One of my Christmas presents...
I received a stereoscope with 20 cards of various photographers and publishers.
In 1861 Oliver Wendell Holmes created and deliberately did not patent a handheld, streamlined, much more economical viewer than had been available before. The stereoscope, which dates from the 1850s, consisted of two prismatic lenses and a wooden stand to hold the stereo card.
Haven't seen one in years.
Great present.
If you decide to collect the views, I'd recommend that you pick a particular subject matter to focus your collecting.
scott
Thanks for the loves
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Thanks for the love official and tom.
What a fabulous collection of views! I hope you don't mind that I borrowed from your description to enhance the description of my stereoscope. (: