Brewster Stereoscope, Prismatic Lenses, Olive Wood

Moritz Pil­lis­ch­er (1808–1884) was a Lon­don opti­cian and sci­en­tif­ic instru­ment mak­er of Hun­gar­i­an ori­gin, best known for his high-qual­i­ty micro­scopes, tele­scopes and opti­cal instru­ments. This Brew­ster-type stere­o­scope bears his label at 88 New Bond Street, an address used from 1853 onwards, plac­ing its man­u­fac­ture in the mid-Vic­to­ri­an peri­od. The body is veneered in fine­ly fig­ured olive wood, com­ple­ment­ed by ebonised edges and black­ened eye­pieces, reflect­ing the ele­gant crafts­man­ship typ­i­cal of qual­i­ty British stere­o­scopes of the era.