Rice patent

Region: United States    Period: 1850–1890   

Matthias J. Rice designed a pedestal Holmes-Bates stereoscope with a quick-release mechanism that allowed the viewer to be easily removed from the stand. The patent was registered by Matthias but assigned to Joseph L. Bates, suggesting a collaboration between the two.

Related items:
Bates, Joseph L.  Holmes-Bates stereoscope  Pedestal stereoscope

Patents and registrations:

Number: 190160
Stereoscope
Filing: 01-05-1877, Applicant(s): Matthias J. Rice. via: worldwide.espacenet.com

Further reading:

  • Wing, Paul. Stereoscopes: The first one hundred years (1996) , p. 102
Published: 09-08-2026    Last modified: 07-08-2026