MURRAY & HEATH, LondonA wood-body Brewster-pattern stereoscope with hinged top and back, rack and pinion focusing eyepiece section and inset plate Murray & Heath, 43 Piccadilly, London. Reg. Feb 1858, mounted on a turned brass stand, the base engraved Murray & Heath, 43 Piccadilly, London, contained within a fitted-wood case with divided stereograph sections holding two stereo-diapositives and stereocards.

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MURRAY & HEATH, LondonA wood-body Brewster-pattern stereoscope with hinged top and back, rack and pinion focusing eyepiece section and inset plate Murray & Heath, 43 Piccadilly, London. Reg. Feb 1858, mounted on a turned brass stand, the base engraved Murray & Heath, 43 Piccadilly, London, contained within a fitted-wood case with divided stereograph sections holding two stereo-diapositives and stereocards.

Literature

M. Pritchard 'The Rise of British Photographic Manufacturing' in RPS Historical Group (1990), Technology and Art, p. 64.

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Lot Essay

Murray and Heath's design was registered on 2 February 1858, no. 4049. It described reflectors for use in stereoscopes to help spread the light evenly.

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