Name/Title
StereoviewerEntry/Object ID
2021.008.0008Description
This is a Perfescope stereoviewer with a patent of 06/03/1902. It has a metal eyepiece and a metal arm. The hand hold and card holder are made of wood. It says it was sold by James M. Davis Agent of 21 Washington Pl. New York, U.S.A.. There is a medallion on top of the viewer inscrbed Exposition * Universelle * Internationale * 1900. It also shows that the viewer was made by the H.C. White Co.
•The Perfecscope Antique Stereoscope 1900 Paris Exposition Worlds Fair H C White
•Metal Body & Lens Housing, With Glass Lenses and Metal Joints - Wooden Handle & Crossbar
•Lens Housing Is Decoratively Etched With Floral & Leaf Designs - There Is A Small Circular Emblem In The Center Which Shows An Angel With Lyre Flying Over A Building - There Is Another Figure Above Her, Which Is Holding A Torch - Emblem Says, "Exposition Universelle Internationale 1900 H. C. White & Co."
•The Underside Is Marked, "'Perfecscope' Trademark U.S.A. Patent, Oct. 15 1895 - Canada France Germany DRGM No. 53809 - Feby 1 1896 B.S.G.D.G. Great Britain Austria Belgium" - Red Velvet Trim
•12 1/4" Long x 7" Wide x 7 3/4" Tall (With Handle).Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection
