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- GLC#
- GLC05139.01-View header record
- Type
- Objects
- Date
- circa 1867
- Author/Creator
- Beckers, Alexander, fl. 1857-1859
- Title
- [Becker's patent table-top "sweetheart" two person stereo viewer]
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 1 stereocard viewer : wood Height: 37 cm, Width: 23 cm, Depth: 27 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- Reconstruction
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.
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