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MASCHER'S IMPROVED STEREOSCOPE
Portrait of a lady, circa mid 1850s
Stereoscopic daguerreotype, 2½ x 4 in., mounted as two ovals, lightly hand-tinted with gilt highlights, gilt-metal surround engraved with birds and a mermaid, in folding case, stamped in gilt Mascher's Improved Stereoscope Philada. Patent March 8th 1853 beneath collapsible lenses (top cover re-backed).
Portrait of a lady, circa mid 1850s
Stereoscopic daguerreotype, 2½ x 4 in., mounted as two ovals, lightly hand-tinted with gilt highlights, gilt-metal surround engraved with birds and a mermaid, in folding case, stamped in gilt Mascher's Improved Stereoscope Philada. Patent March 8th 1853 beneath collapsible lenses (top cover re-backed).