Stereoscope

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Stereoscope

Entry/Object ID

1958.29.2a-b

Description

Stereoscope with a folding handle on the bottom. The stereoscope consists of a metal oval section with glass lenses, a central blinder, and an adjustable base for holding stereo view cards. The bottom of the viewer reads, "THE PERFECSCOPE TRADE MARK U.S.A. PATENT OCT. 15, 1895". The top of the viewer is marked, "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE. 1900 H.C. White Co." It is accompanied by a stereograph labeled, "California Big Trees".

Context

Made by H. C. White Company in Bennington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1958.29

Source or Donor

Kent, Dorman B.E. (1875-1951)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

H. C. White Company

Date made

circa 1900

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stereoscope

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Exposition Universelle 1900