General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD, MAHOGANY; BRASS, LACQUERED; GLASS LENSES; LEATHER BELLOWS & LENS CAPS; VELVET; IVORY PLAQUE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

21.4 cm

Width

11.9 cm

Height

16.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Chadwick

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Manchester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C.1890'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PRODUCE STEREO PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE VIEWED THROUGH A STEREOSCOPE. A DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES DEPTH ILLUSION TO THE VIEWER BY OPTICALLY DIRECTING THE VIEWER'S EYES AT A STEREO CARD.

Technical

CHADWICK WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REINTRODUCING STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE PUBLIC IN THE 1890'S 7 IS REGARDED AS THE FATHER OF MODERN STEREOSCOPIC WORK.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ENGRAVED ON LENSES IN SCRIPT: 'Constructed in Paris/ Specially for/ W.I. Chadwick/ Manchester'; INSET PLAQUE BELOW LENSES: 'W.I. CHADWICK/ PATENT/ MANCHESTER'

Missing

Unknown.

Finish

WOOD VARNISHED; BRASS LACQUERED; BELLOWS & LENS CAPS BLACK, VELVET CUSHIONING RED; IVORY PLAQUE, WHITE WITH BLACK PRINT

Decoration

NONE