photograph viewing equipment

Taxonomy

Code

300162918

Scope note(s)

  • General term for photographic equipment specifically used for viewing.

Source note(s)

  • Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus

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Hierarchical terms

photograph viewing equipment

photograph viewing equipment

Equivalent terms

photograph viewing equipment

  • UF equipment, photograph viewing

Associated terms

photograph viewing equipment

2 Archival description results for photograph viewing equipment

Electric view master stereoscope (model D)

Item is a brown handheld electric view master first manufactured by Swayer's Inc and first introduced at the New York World Fair (1939-1940). Once pressed down the lever on the side of the viewer will rotate the reel one frame at a time once pressed. Unlike previous view masters, this view master comes with a built in back light attached to an electrical cord. Once turned on the back light illuminates transparencies on view. Item is made of plastic and metal. Reel has 7 diametrical, 16 mm colour transparencies of The Atlas of Human Anatomy, Head and Neck.

Sawyer's View-Master (model B)

Item is a circular brown plastic view master with binocular shape viewer. Item comes with one reel of 7 diametrical, 16 mm colour transparencies of Niagara Falls, New York. Item opens and closes with lock at the top. Lever is designed to rotate transparencies.