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- Date
- 1893 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0035
- Description
- Black metal folding stereoscope. The rectangular frame has two square openings that allow light to pass through the image, which is inserted into tracks on the inside of the frame. Opposite the rectangular frame is a rounded frame containing two round glass lenses that also has a rounded cut-out wh…
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- Title
- Stereoscope
- Date
- 1893 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass;
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 13.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Black metal folding stereoscope. The rectangular frame has two square openings that allow light to pass through the image, which is inserted into tracks on the inside of the frame. Opposite the rectangular frame is a rounded frame containing two round glass lenses that also has a rounded cut-out where the nose can fit. Between the two frames is an adjustable plate, allowing the image to be moved further from or closer to the viewer in order to be brought into focus. The stereoscope folds in on itself and latches with a small gold flat-top peg that fits into a small slot on the lens frame.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- photography
- stereoscopes
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0035
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; paper; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0036
- Description
- Black metal folding stereoscope with six paper photographs. The stereoscope has a solid metal base and a solid metal side that has a built-in dual frame to house the photographs and that folds up away from the base - the other side that folds away from the base has two small round plain glass lense…
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- Title
- Stereoscope
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; paper; glass;
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 9.0 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Black metal folding stereoscope with six paper photographs. The stereoscope has a solid metal base and a solid metal side that has a built-in dual frame to house the photographs and that folds up away from the base - the other side that folds away from the base has two small round plain glass lenses with a rounded hole between them for the nose. The photographs depict Niagara Falls, a suspension bridge, and scenic winter photos from around Banff National Park that feature people in an open-top automobile.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- photography
- pictures
- souvenirs
- waterfalls
- automobiles
- Banff National Park
- bridges;
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0036
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- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- wood; glass; plastic; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0037
- Description
- Wooden handheld stereoscope with black plastic and gold metal lenses mounted on one side that also has a thin diamond-shaped metal plaque with the manufacturer details. The lenses resemble opera glasses and are set slightly away from the box with a silver metal dial in the middle to adjust the leng…
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- Title
- Stereoscope
- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- wood; glass; plastic; metal;
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 11.5 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden handheld stereoscope with black plastic and gold metal lenses mounted on one side that also has a thin diamond-shaped metal plaque with the manufacturer details. The lenses resemble opera glasses and are set slightly away from the box with a silver metal dial in the middle to adjust the length - both lenses have black plastic mounts that rest against the face that can twist off. The top of the stereoscope has a panel on a gold metal hinge that can fold up with a mounted mirror on the inside. The right-hand side has a small slit vertically near the frosted glass window where the image can be inserted - there is a small metal tab mounted beside the slit to hold the image inside the box. The main window of the stereoscope consists of a frosted glass window to allow diffused light into the box - the panel containing the window can fold away from the box on a gold metal hinge so that the interior can be accessed.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- photography
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0037
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- plastic; metal; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0038
- Description
- Brown plastic hand-held Sawyer’s View-Master consisting of a rectangular body with raised translucent plastic windows to allow light in on the front and small round plastic lenses set away from the body on the back. On the right-hand side has a small metal lever that changes the image on the reel. …
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- Title
- Stereoscope
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- plastic; metal; paper;
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 7.4 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- Brown plastic hand-held Sawyer’s View-Master consisting of a rectangular body with raised translucent plastic windows to allow light in on the front and small round plastic lenses set away from the body on the back. On the right-hand side has a small metal lever that changes the image on the reel. The top is open to admit the thin cardboard reel - the reel that accompanies this View-Master features a “Christmas Tour” of the Sawyer’s factory ca.1950. Sawyer’s reels featured small coloured pairs of photographs on celluloid film fixed into a thin round piece of cardboard that usually had details printed in the middle.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- photography
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0038
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- Date
- 1932 – 1960
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; metal; celluloid;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0039 a-e
- Description
- Brown plastic handheld Tru-Vue stereoscope with two rolls of stereoscopic celluloid film, instruction sheet, and Tru-Vue advertisement pamphlet in a black and silver box. The stereoscope has two round lenses extended away from the thin rectangular body that’s fronted with two square translucent win…
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- Title
- Stereoscope
- Date
- 1932 – 1960
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; metal; celluloid;
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 7.5 x 11.8 cm
- Description
- Brown plastic handheld Tru-Vue stereoscope with two rolls of stereoscopic celluloid film, instruction sheet, and Tru-Vue advertisement pamphlet in a black and silver box. The stereoscope has two round lenses extended away from the thin rectangular body that’s fronted with two square translucent windows to admit light - a small black metal lever on the bottom moves the film through the body and both short ends of the body have slots to admit the film. The two reels of film depict scenic views around Banff National Park - Banff and Lake Louise, respectively - and appear to be part of a series. Tru-Vue was bought out by Sawyer’s Inc. in 1960.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0039 a-e
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