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Monarch stereoscope viewer
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2018.09.02.046
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[ca.1904] (Manufacturing)
- Manufacturer
- Keystone View Company
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Physical description
1 piece of photographic viewing equipment : stereoscope
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This item is a hand held stereoscope made of wood and aluminium. The hood of the viewer is adorned with a floral engraving and a seal of a deer. The viewer is lined with velvet. The handle is able to bend back onto the viewer. This object was used to view two nearly identical photographs, or stereographs, as one three dimensional image. The stereograph would be placed in the sliding card holder and adjusted to fit the user's vision until the two images overlap to mimic a three-dimensional effect. The hood is designed to keep out additional light.
Written on object: "Manufactured Keystone View Co. Meadville, PA. Patented 1904"
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Physical condition
Good working condition but velvet lining is peeling.
Immediate source of acquisition
Collected by the late Dr. Martin J. Bass and Gail Silverman Bass and donated to the Ryerson University Library and Archives by Gail Bass in 2018
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Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction