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Author/Creator:Claymore Co. (Cedaredge, Colo.)
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Title:The stereoscope : a hand-made replica of the famous stereoscope developed by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Published/Created:Cedaredge, Colorado : Claymore Co., ca. 1980?
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Physical Description:1 stereoscope : wood, glass, leather, and brass ; 36 x 17 x 22 cm. + 12 stereoscopic photographs
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Notes:"Enjoy the fascination and excitement of viewing old time, classic pictures in almost magical depth, dimension and detail ... Hand-finished wood, precision optics, focus adjusting slide, decorative wood stand, folder on the history and use of the stereoscope."--Box top.
"Model 2900 [i.e. 1897?] stereoscope ... including decorative wooden stand and set of 12 sample historical view cards."--Box side.
"In about 1861, Joseph L. Bates built the now familiar Holmes Viewer at the request of his friend, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Holmes had designed a viewer for cards that was much easier to use than the older style stereoscope."--Information sheet.
- Access and use:Restricted fragile material. Use requires permission of the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Format:Visual Material
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Subjects:Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.
Bates, Joseph L., 1806 or 7-1886.
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Subjects (Local Yale):Chron.--1980.
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Genre/Form:Optical instruments.
Stereoscopes.
Stereoscopic photographs.
Stereographs.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11183746