Stereoscope

Description

Collapsible stereoscope, folding to form into its mahogany storage box, patent no. 3153, by W.J. Gibbons, 1860

Museum reference

T.2023.44.10.206

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Stereoscope, Box

Production information

Gibbons, W. J., c.1860 (fl.), Maker

Date

1860

Materials

Glass, Metal, Mahogany

Physical description

Glass, metal, mahogany

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.