Apéscope
Region: France Period: 1890–1930 Tag: Planox Stereoscope type: Hand-held » Multi-view
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The Apéscope is one of the few hand-held multi-view stereoscopes and a late development, produced at a time when stereoscopy was in decline. A magazine containing 12 glass stereoviews can be inserted into the viewer from below. By pushing a draw upwards, a slide is brought in front of the lenses. A subsequent movement presents the next image while the previous slide is pushed to the rear.
A variant of the Apéscope was available with a stand, allowing the device to function as a tabletop viewer.
Specifications:
Introduction:
1929
Maker:
Plocq
Support:
Glass
Models for the formats:
45 x 107 and 6 x 13
Number of slides:
12
Bidirectional navigation:
No
Lens focus:
Yes
Inter-ocular adjustment:
Yes
Patents:
Number: 667104
Stéréoscope à main à magasin d'escamotage par tiroirs amovibles interchangeables
Filing: 09-01-1929, Publication: 12-10-1929, Applicant(s): Albéric Alfred Plocq. via: data.inpi.fr
Further reading:
- Wing, Paul. Stereoscopes: The first one hundred years (1996) , p. 194
Published: 06-04-2026 Last modified: 10-04-2026