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Date
1950 – 1980
Material
metal; paper; plastic; wood
Catalogue Number
105.05.1021
Description
A wooden box containing a black Viewmaster with a metal advancing arm and 46 reels (36 in envelopes, 10 with no envelope). A small pamphlet has the words for “Part I - Passion Play.” The wooden box has a hinged lid and brass fittings.
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Title
Stereoscope
Date
1950 – 1980
Material
metal; paper; plastic; wood
Description
A wooden box containing a black Viewmaster with a metal advancing arm and 46 reels (36 in envelopes, 10 with no envelope). A small pamphlet has the words for “Part I - Passion Play.” The wooden box has a hinged lid and brass fittings.
Subject
entertainment
households
children
Credit
Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
105.05.1021
Images
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Date
1900 – 1903
Material
wood; metal; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.05.0002
Description
Stereoscopic viewer with metal eye mask curved to fit around the viewer’s upper face and nose. There is a wood front piece with square glass lenses framed in metal, and a long wooden arm protrudes perpendicular to the eyepiece with a fence part way along the arm to separate vision. A sliding cros…
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Title
Stereoscope
Date
1900 – 1903
Material
wood; metal; glass; fibre
Dimensions
7.5 x 17.5 x 31.0 cm
Description
Stereoscopic viewer with metal eye mask curved to fit around the viewer’s upper face and nose. There is a wood front piece with square glass lenses framed in metal, and a long wooden arm protrudes perpendicular to the eyepiece with a fence part way along the arm to separate vision. A sliding crosspiece on the arm holds a stereoview card. A wooden handle beneath the arm is hinged to fold up. The metal mask is engraved with a scroll pattern and stamped at the top with the seal of a winged woman flying over a building with a male figure holding a torch on her back, with “Exposition Universalle Internationale 1900, R.G. Wenys (?) Co.” The nose piece is edged with red velvet.
Subject
households
entertainment
photography
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.05.0002
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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