Grand Parlor Stereoscope

Region: United States    Period: 1850–1890   
Stereoscope type: Floor-stand » Multi-view

The Grand Parlor Stereoscope is a floor-standing reflective stereoscope for viewing stereo daguerreotypes. Through a patented mechanism, the daguerreotypes could be transported. Only one surviving example of the Grand Parlor Stereoscope is known.

Related items: Daguerreotype  Reflecting stereoscope

Specifications:

Introduction:
1855
Designer:
Southworth and Hawes
Maker:
Southworth and Hawes
Construction:
Wood
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Format:
Full plate daguerrotype
Number of slides:
20
Bidirectional navigation:
No
Lens:
Mirrors
Lens focus:
No
Inter-ocular adjustment:
No

Patents and registrations:

Number: 13106
Moving Stereoscopic Pictures
Filing: 19-06-1855, Applicant(s): Southworth and Hawes. via: worldwide.espacenet.com

Further reading:

  • Wing, Paul. Stereoscopes: The first one hundred years (1996) , pp. 59-60
Published: 03-05-2026    Last modified: 02-05-2026