White, Hawley C.

Region: United States    Period: 1890–1930    Occupation: Instrument maker / Publisher  

Hawley C. White was likely the largest manufacturer of stereoscopes in the world and the principal producer of Holmes–Bates stereoscopes. The company was founded in 1874 in North Bennington, Vermont. It supplied stereoscopes to major publishers such as Underwood & Underwood and the Keystone View Company, and also marketed stereoscopes under its own name. White patented several improvements to the Holmes–Bates viewer.

From 1899 onward, the company also began large-scale production of paper stereoviews in a newly constructed factory, where the manufacturing process was extensively mechanised.

Related items: Holmes-Bates stereoscope

Further reading:

  • Wing, Paul. Stereoscopes: The first one hundred years (1996) , pp. 147-150
  • Darrah, William C.. The World of Stereographs (1977) , p. 51
Published: 14-03-2026    Last modified: 22-03-2026