Stereoscope for the Million

Also known as: Voyage to Europe

Region: United States    Period: 1850–1890    Tags: Mascher / D. Appleton & Co.
Stereoscope type: Hand-held » Multi-view » Folding
The Stereoscope for the Million, D. Appleton & Co., United States
The Stereoscope for the Million, D. Appleton & Co., United States
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The Stereoscope for the Million is an album stereoscope based on Mascher's Stereoscopic Book. The viewer contains a reference to Mascher's viewing case patent of 1853.

The Stereoscope for the Million was manufactured and distributed by D. Appleton & Company and contains 12 bound pages with stereoviews. At least four different series were issued. An identical viewer with views from Europe was distributed under the name The Voyage to Europe.

Related items:
Album stereoscope  Appleton & Company, D.  Mascher Stereoscopic Book  Mascher viewing case

Specifications:

Introduction:
c. 1858
Designer:
John Frederick Mascher
Maker:
D. Appleton & Co.
Construction:
Cardboard
Medium:
Paper
Format:
8.5 x 17
Lens:
Convex
Lens focus:
No
Inter-ocular adjustment:
No

Further reading:

  • Wing, Paul. Stereoscopes: The first one hundred years (1996) , p. 55
  • "Stereoscope for the Million / Voyage to Europe" in: Vintage 3D Viewer collection. via: vintageviewers.com
Published: 27-04-2026    Last modified: 01-05-2026