Stereoscope

Description

'Improved Cosmorama' stereoscope, with hinged top and back panels, each with foil mirror and pair of push-pull focusing lenses, on stand, by Burfield and Rouch, 1854 - 1859

Museum reference

T.2023.44.10.126

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Stereoscope

Production information

Burfield and Rouch, 1852 - 1859 (fl.), Maker

Date

1854 - 1859

Materials

Foil, Mirror, Glass, Metal

Physical description

Foil mirror, glass, metal

Associations

Howarth-Loomes Collection

Exhibitions

• Photography: A Victorian Sensation (19 Jun 2015 - 22 Nov 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

Credit

The Bernard Howarth-Loomes Collection. Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of Ethel Alma Howarth-Loomes and allocated to National Museums Scotland, 2023.