Stereoscope. 1874.

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Stereoscope. 1874.

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A 19th century wooden stereoscope designed to hold 50 stereographs. Shaped as an octagonal box with two glass windows and a hinged bifocal viewing station which when lifted permits access to the stereographs for loading and unloading. This hinged compartment has a lock and key on the right side. In the center of the box on either side are two knobs which turn the internal mechanism causing the stereographs to flip from one to the next. Metal knob mounting has words: "Pat. Jan. 6 1874 by J. W. Cadwell Manufr. No. Reading Mass." Accompanied by eight comic stereographs published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.

1 stereoscope : wood, glass and metal ; 13 1/3 x 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. + 8 stereographs.

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Cadwell, J. W.

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Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909

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One of the stereographs located in the Arkansas History Commission General Photograph File. Stereographs, composed of two photographs made by a camera with two lenses 2 1/2" apart mounted on a single card. As stereographs were popular as a source of photographs from around the world, they were mass produced and distributed. Views of Arkansas immortalized in stereoscopic views included locations in Eureka Springs, Hot Springs, Little Rock and Siloam Springs. From the description of Ar...