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Wonderful miniature reproduction of a Victorian/Edwardianstereoscope or stereoview 3-D photo viewer, complete with a group of tiny interchangeable stereograph cards.
The viewer features a copper-tone curved viewing hood with two lenses, a wood-tone central frame/handle, and a wire-style card holder at the opposite end. Each miniature card carries a paired image designed to mimic the stereoscopic photographs viewed through full-size 19th- and early-20th-century stereoscopes.
Included
- 1 miniature stereoscope viewer
- 5 miniature stereoview cards
- Various printed scenes/images
- Approx.3ΒΌ inches long overall
- Dollhouse / miniature scale
One card is shown installed in the viewer in the photographs, with the remaining cards pictured separately.
Identification
This is aminiature dollhouse-scale reproduction, not a full-size antique stereoscope. The form closely follows traditional Holmes-style and similar late-Victorian stereoscope viewers with hooded lenses and a sliding or fixed stereoview-card holder.
Miniature examples of this type are collected as dollhouse accessories, Victorian room-box furnishings and photography/history miniatures. A current comparable miniature stereograph viewer with three cards is being offered around the upper-$30 range.
Condition
Vintage estate condition with expected handling and storage wear.
The copper-tone hood shows surface texture, patina and slight unevenness consistent with handmade or small-scale construction. The miniature cards show light age/storage wear and slight edge or surface variation.
Viewer and cards are offered as found. Optical 3-D performance has not been formally tested.
Please review all photographs carefully for exact scale, construction, card images and condition.
Sandra Hulbert Estate Provenance
From the personal studio and estate collection ofMaster Dollmaker Sandra Hulbert, where miniature furnishings, period accessories, dollhouse objects and historically inspired decorative pieces were collected for doll displays and creative projects.
Offered as found without unnecessary cleaning or restoration.
Custom SKU: T9
