Cornu, Gustave

Region: France    Period: 1890–1930    Occupation: Instrument maker  
Gustave Norbert Cornu
* 29 December 1872, Metz, France    ?

Gustave Cornu designed and manufactured a small range of stereo instruments. He patented his first design for the Ontoscope stereo camera in 1917. He also designed a tray-based stereoscope that was sold under the name Ontophote. Cornu’s last patent dates from 1936.

Related items: Ontophote

Company addresses:

Gustave Cornu
84, Rue Rébeval, Paris
c.1917  –1921
7 & 9, Rue Juillet, Paris
1921  –c.1930
175, Rue des Pyrénées, Paris
c.1930  – 
Published: 25-03-2026