Lowden, George

George Lowden was a scientific instrument maker based in Dundee, Scotland. In 1849 or 1850, he constructed the first stereoscope based on the design of David Brewster, which would later become known as the Brewster-type stereoscope. Lowden proposed an improvement, advising Brewster to use larger lenses for his viewer. Brewster disagreed, and following friction between the two, Brewster left with the stereoscope prototype for Paris. In Paris, Jules Duboscq recognised the potential of the instrument and began producing Brewster’s stereoscope.

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