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Catalog Number |
1999.18.1 |
Object Name |
Stereoscope |
Description |
Chase's Folding Stereoscope. Patented by Enfield Shaker Nelson Chase, US Patent#129,100 on July 16, 1872. The stereoscope folds for easy storage or transportation. Opened it is a full size Holmes/Bates style stereoscope. The tin eyeshields are japanned, pinstriped, and have transfer decals. The wooden brow shield is stencilled "Chase's / Folding Stereoscope / Improved / Patented July 16, 1872" The lenses are glass, and the divider between the lenses is tinned and japanned. The base, hinged lens holder, and extension arm are tropical hardwood. The base of the card holder is tropical hardwood laminated to a lighter hardwood. The handles, hinges card holders, and the pivot mechanism appear to be highly polished nickel silver. |
Credit line |
Gift of Robert H. Leavitt |
Date |
ca 1870's |
Dimensions |
H-2.25 W-5.75 L-7.25 inches |
Dimension Details |
Measurements are of the object folded. Length is the folded main beam from the hinge to the tip. Width is the nickel silver handles tip to tip. Height is the object laying on a table to the top of the folded eyeshields. |
Material |
Hardwood/Steel/Paint/Nickel silver/Glass |
Place made |
Enfield, NH Shaker Village |
Lexicon category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Lexicon sub-category |
Visual Communication T&E |
Linked documents |
Watch a video about the about Nelson Chase's Patented Stereoscope on the museum's Youtube channel. Read the US patent for Chases Folding Stereoscope Patent #129,100 dated July 16, 1872. Read Nelson Chase's biography on the museum's website. |
Role Artist |
Architect |