Quirolo, Antonio

Region: United States    Period: 1850–1890    Occupation: Inventor  

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.

Related items: Holmes-Bates stereoscope

Patents 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

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