Sunscope

Region: United Kingdom    Period: 1890–1930    Tag: Sunbeam
Sunscope, Sunbeam Tours, England
Sunscope, Sunbeam Tours, England
© Vintage 3D Viewer collection

The Sunscope is a British variant of the Holmes-Bates stereoscope and was distributed by the publisher Sunbeam Tours. The viewer can be dismantled into three parts and was available in black and green.

Specifications:

Classification:
Hand-held / Single-view / Holmes-Bates
Introduction:
c. 1920
Designer:
Sunbeam Tours
Construction:
Wood
System:
Open
Medium:
Paper
Format:
8.5 x 17
Lens:
Prismatic
Lens focus:
Yes
Inter-ocular adjustment:
No

Further reading:

  • Wing, Paul. Stereoscopes: The first one hundred years (1996) , p. 215
Published: 15-05-2026