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OBJECT TYPE: positive/slide/stereo
DATE: 1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0474.001

MANUFACTURER: HEHNER, OTTO
MODEL: VERASCOPE
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 50
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS SLIDES & PHOTOGRAPHIC EMULTION/ CARDBOARD SLIDE INDEX/ PAPER ENVELOPE/ WOODEN SLIDE BOX (PT)

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.7 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HEHNER
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: A. 1901
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED FOR VIEWING OF STEREO PAIRS WITH A STEREOSCOPE VIEWER TO PRODUCE A 3-D IMAGE
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF AVAILABLE LIGHT, FIELD-GLASS TYPE OF STEREOSCOPIC SLIDE VIEWER, DESIGNED FOR GLASS TRANSPARENCIES. THE VERASCOPE & GLYPHOSCOPE CAMERAS(1894-1930'S) WERE BOTH PRODUCED IN 45X107MM SIZE. THE VERASCOPE INTRUDUCED THE SMALLER STEREO FORMAT & COULD ALSO BE CONVERTED TO BECOME A VIEWER, PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE REVIVAL OF STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE 1890'S
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON ONE SIDE OF INDEX CARD GIVES AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE SLIDES WORK, IN FRENCH; THE OTHER SIDE IS AN INDEX OF THE SLIDES INDICATION WHERE PICTURES WERE TAKEN & WHO IS IN THEM, IN ENGLISH
Missing: #40 SLIDE BROKEN From CA of 01/20/1995 by Sue Warren: Undetermined
Finish: GLASS SLIDES ARE CLEAR WITH BROWN & WHITE IMAGES/ CARDBOARD INDEX CARD IS OFF WHITE WITH RED & BLACK PRINT/ PAPER ENVELOPE IS OFF WHITE/ WOODEN BOX IS STAINED BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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HEHNER, OTTO, Photograph, after 1901, Artifact no. 1991.0474, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0474.001/

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