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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05139.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Becker's patent table-top "sweetheart" two person stereo viewer |
| Date | ca. 1867 |
| Author | Beckers, Alexander (fl. 1857-1859) |
| Document Type | Object |
| Content Description | Alexander Becker's stereo viewer, manufactured by Sealey & Lee, New York. Model is made for two person use and is equipped with viewers on each side. Top opens so that multiple stereocards can be loaded. Turning knobs on both sides for changing to the next stereocard. Brass tag below viewer on one side reads, "A. Beckers' Patent, April 7, 1867, Sealey & Lee NY, Manufacturers." Stereocards that came with it are cataloged in GLC 5139.03. Handle with care. Height is 37.5 cm. |
| Subjects | Photography Science and Technology |
| People | Becker, Alexander (fl. 1867) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Collection of stereocards including veiws of London, Paris Niagara, Yosemite and the Nile |