Details
The American Stereoscopic Company got the idea to combine the ease-of-use of the Holmes stereoscope design with the light-blocking benefits of the closed-box Brewster design and patented this Stereo- Gothard Attachment in 1901. You could buy this attachment as an add-on for a Holmes-style stereoscope or buy an all-in-one version called The Stereo-Gothard. Both are fairly rare but the Attachment version seems to be harder to find than the all-in-one. This creative design facilitated the viewing of the semi-transparent tissue stereoviews that the company also published.
Date Made
c. 1901
Place Made
Period
Manufacturer
Designer
Young, Roddo Y.
Technique
Format
Medium
Related Patent
US 672609 (R. Y. Young, 1901)
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