Folding pocket stereoscope with stereoscopic coloured Daguerreotype

Made:
City of Westminster
maker:
William Edward Kilburn
'Kilburn's' folding pocket stereoscope fitted with colour

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'Kilburn's' folding pocket stereoscope fitted with colour
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'Kilburn's' folding pocket stereoscope fitted with colour tinted daguerreotype in passeportout mount (portrait of gentleman in uniform) in wooden leather covered fittedcase, by Kilburn, 234 Regent St., London, 1853-1859. Marked by appointment with British royal coat of arms.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1919-299
Materials:
leather, glass, silver plated, brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood, paper (fibre product) and textile
Measurements:
overall (closed): 19 mm x 130 mm x 100 mm,
overall weight: .221kg
type:
stereoscope
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry