Drier, Ferdinand

Region: France    Period: 1850–1890    Occupation: Instrument maker   Tag: Drier Ferdinand Isidore Drier
* 30 January 1818, Paris, France   † 12 July 1872, Paris, France

Ferdinand Isidore Drier was a manufacturer of optical instruments. His company was established around 1855. In addition to a workshop in Paris, he operated a factory near Saint-Mihiel in the Meuse department. In 1856, Drier patented a stereoscope design featuring elliptical lenses. In 1858, he introduced the Stéréoscope Polychromatique. Drier's company went bankrupt in 1862.

Drier presumably used the initials F. D. to mark some of his stereoscopes.

Related items: Stéréoscope Polychromatique

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Patents and registrations:

Number: 30198
Stéréoscope elliptique
Filing: 17-12-1856, Applicant(s): Ferdinand Drier. via: archives.inpi.fr

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