Perry patent

Region: United States    Period: 1850–1890   

Stuart Perry’s patent for a multi-view stereoscope describes a crank-driven mechanism in which stereoviews are lifted from storage and then positioned in front of the lenses. This principle would later also be applied in French tray-based stereoscopes.

Related items: Tray-based stereoscope

Patents and registrations:

Number: 24327
Apparatus for exhibiting stereoscopic pictures
Filing: 07-06-1859, Applicant(s): Stuart Perry. via: worldwide.espacenet.com

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