Johns patent

Region: United Kingdom    Period: 1850–1890   

George Johns was a box maker from London who patented a design in which a box was converted into a stereoscope by the addition of stereo lenses. A number of richly decorated Johns boxes are known.

Patents:

Number: 2486
The application and adaptation of an optical or stereoscopic arrangement in the manufacture of boxes
Filing: 23-10-1856, Applicant(s): George Edward Johns

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