Stereopticon

Object/Artifact

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Cascade Locks Historical Museum

Name/Title

Stereopticon

Entry/Object ID

67.23.8

Description

Stereopticon has a wooden frame with slide rule that can place the image closer or further away. The eye piece is made of thin light weight metal most likely aluminum and lined with felt. There are two glass pieces with some type of prescription lens for each eye that is used for viewing. There is a moving handled on the base of the frame that is used for holding the stereopticon. The top of the stereopticon eye piece is a image of a buck deer with the name Monarch below it.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Monarch

Date made

1904

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Name

Location

Eye piece.

Transcription

Monarch

Material/Technique

Raised Mark

Type

Patent

Location

Under neither side of frame

Transcription

Pat Apr 12 (19)04

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Projector, Lantern Slide

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Projector

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

7 in

Length

12-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Metal, Fabric

Material Notes

Eye piece made of metal lined with fabric around the eye part. Frame of stereopticon is wood.

Colors

Color

Tan, Brown, Silver, Yellow

Color Notes

Frame of the stereopticon is brown and tan wood. The eye piece is silver and lined with yellow felt.