Quirolo, Antonio
Region: United States Period: 1850–1890 Occupation: Inventor Antonio Quirolo* 1837 † 3 February 1914
Antonio Quirolo was an inventor and possibly also a manufacturer of stereoscopes. He was based in New York City before later relocating to Hoboken, New Jersey. Between 1866 and 1874, Quirolo patented four stereoscope designs related to the Holmes-Bates stereoscope. His second patent, granted in 1872, was the first to describe a folding handle, a feature that would later become widely adopted in Holmes-Bates stereoscopes.
Quirolo collaborated with John Ardito, who might have manufactured Quirolo's stereoscope designs.
Related items: Ardito, John Holmes-Bates stereoscopePatents and registrations:
Number: 52744
Stereoscope
Filing: 20-02-1866, Applicant(s): Antonio Quirolo. via: worldwide.espacenet.com
Number: 132981
Improvement in stereoscopes
Filing: 12-11-1872, Applicant(s): Antonio Quirolo. via: worldwide.espacenet.com
Number: 138930
Stereoscopes
Filing: 13-05-1873, Applicant(s): Antonio Quirolo. via: worldwide.espacenet.com
Number: 156311
Stereoscopes
Filing: 27-10-1874, Applicant(s): Antonio Quirolo. via: worldwide.espacenet.com
Further reading:
- Del Phillips. "Stereoscopes by Quirolo, Ardito & Pagliughi" in: A Visual History of the Stereoscope (2009)
- Wing, Paul. Stereoscopes: The first one hundred years (1996) , pp. 93-94