Ongemerkt Frans houten reisstereoscoop (stéréoscope de...

French wooden travel stereoscope (stéroscope de voyage) with adjustable oculars, glass and film positives — Fontainebleau, Côte d'Azur and Rocamadour France, ca. 1900-1910 A French tabletop stereoscope in a mahogany case, with two nickel-plated ocular tubes housed in black-lacquered brass that can be jointly sharpened via a twist knob. On the side there is a sliding slot with a flap into which the glass or film stereopositives are inserted to view; the top is equipped with a sliding lid with a brass rail. Accompanying the device is a set of original, partly still unopened stereopositives: "Positifs sur Verre pour le Stéréoscope et la Projection", Fontainebleau series — 12 pieces A. Lumière & Ses Fils (reused as a storage box) with loose glass stereoscopic pictures — 19 pieces "Stéréofilms Bruguière — 12 Positifs Stéréoscopiques sur Film", Côte d'Azur/Rocamadour series — 12 pieces The combination of the viewing device with several, partly brand-specific sets of glass and film positives (Bruguière, Lumière) makes this a complete, ready-to-use travel stereoscope ensemble, characteristic of French domestic/tourist stereophotography from the first decades of the 20th century. Dimensions: approx. 7.7 cm H approx. 13/15 cm W approx. 9.5/12.5 cm D Shipped well packed and insured.

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