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Mirror stereoscope no. 3407
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Mirror stereoscope no. 3407

細節
Mirror stereoscope no. 3407
R. & J. Beck, London; mahoagny-body, lacquered-brass fittings and lens mounts, a pair of focusing lenses engraved R. & J. BECK. LONDON & PHILADELPHIA, and mirror inset into base, the handle stamped PATENT MIRROR NO. 3407, in maker's fitted box
出版
Paul Wing (1996), Stereoscopes. The First One Hundred Years, p. 25.
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

Joseph Beck of the London firm of Smith, Beck & Beck was granted British patent number 2112 of 16 September 1859 for 'Improvements in Stereoscopes'. The view was open on three sides and was designed for viewing stereo pairs mounted in books, as a well as conventional stereographs. The stereoscope enjoyed enormous popularity with one of the earliest numbered examples numbered 109 suggesting that well over 3000 were produced.