Leisure object - Stereoscope and Stereographs, Late 19th to early 20th centuries

Historical information

Stereoscopes were used together with stereo-graph photographs for a novel form of entertainment and family leisure activity in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Significance

An example of domestic entertainment for the family in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Physical description

Stereoscope with sliding photo holder, folding handle and metal eye shield. Frame and handle made of wood and varnished. Motif of Eagle on eye-shield.

Inscriptions & markings

Motif on eye shield [eagle]

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