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Tabletop revolving stereoscope viewer
ORTHOPTIC INSTRUMENTS
stereoscope
Europe: France
c.1900
wood; glass; metal
overall: 452 mm x 315 mm x 270 mm

Black wooden viewer with carved decoration on sides. Lift-up lid on top with mirror beneath. Translucent panel at rear. Two round eyepieces at front. Inside is a revolving wire frame containing glass stereoscope slides (two gaps) including views of the Kremlin, Temple at Philo, Fountain of Neptune, Prague Town Hall, the Fora Romanum, Arch of Titus, Ruins of Karnak, Beutten waterfall, some Chinese military cannon, glaciers, mountain scenes, Mont Blanc, Capri, Spanish cityscapes, Constantinople, Dresden, Athens, Milan, Venice, Shanghai, Cairo, Japan. (Several slides labelled in French).

1999.3126