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VIEWER: WOODEN STEREOSCOPE

c. 1900
Overview

Stereoscope used to view double image cards to create a visual illusion of a three dimensional image. Light brown wooden instrument consisting of curved face piece with left and right glass lenses. This is held up to the viewer's eyes using a turned wooden handle with brass hinged attachment to the base of a shaft which protrudes forward from the face piece. A bracket which is missing from this stereoscope holds the image card in place.

Historical information

Wood, brass, glass

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-2005.1
Item type
Material
Width
150 mm
Height or length
330 mm
Year
Statement of significance

Historical significance - example of domestic entertainment of the period.
Condition: Interpretive: Provenance: Representativeness: Aesthetic: Social:

Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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Thursday, 3 August, 2023
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