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- GLC#
- GLC05139.02-View header record
- Type
- Objects
- Date
- circa 1857-1859
- Author/Creator
- Beckers, Alexander, fl. 1857-1859
- Title
- [Becker's patent table-top parlor stereo viewer, one person model]
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 1 stereocard viewer : wood Height: 26 cm, Width: 25 cm, Depth: 45.5 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Alexander Beckers' stereo viewer, New York. One person viewer. Top opens so that multiple stereocards can be loaded. Turning knob on right side for changing to the next stereocard. Brass tag on one side reads, "Alex Beckers, New York, Patents, April 11, 1857, March 1 & 29, 1859, April 12 1859, Dec 13, 1859." Stereocards that came with it are cataloged in GLC 5139.03. Handle with care. Height is 45.5 cm.
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