April 17, 2024
1800's Antique Viewmaster Stereoviewer Stereoscope
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1800's Antique Viewmaster Stereoviewer Stereoscope You are bidding on a great find!!! This was just found by myself and my wife. This is dated from the 1800's and has picture cards that are dated the same. One is of New York City and seems to be the Brooklyn Bridge (in photo) . . . another seems to be from England and has a bunch of people on a bridge with horse-drawn carriges etc. One is of Philidelphia and has a victorian woman sitting on a park bench and she seems to be reading. T is also one of a naked woman titled "Morning". All are in pretty good shape and you get 23 picture cards total and the viewer. This is much like the viewmaster of old. is a little history on the Stereoviewer so that you will know what you are getting. This is taken off of . . . Please if any questions at all ask before bidding and as always thank you and Happy Bidding . . . Table of Contents Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1802 - 1875 A Brief Stereoscopic History At one time the stereoscope and view cards were found in every American home. From 1850 until World War I, the stereoscope allowed our forefathers to visit every corner of America and the world. It provides us with a three dimensional historical record of those 70 years. The first stereoscope viewer was created in 1833 by Sir Charles Wheatstone a British inventor. Because photography was unknown
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