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Early stereoscope Made in England

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William England Sandringham stereoviews and duplication of numbers but different views or lack of number.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen Michael Barnett Dec 12, 2018.

Another image my Canadian CDV's with stereoviewers
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Latest acquisition and a query re J. Cooper ,Photographer , London C.W.
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Early stereoscope Made in England

I recently acquired this oddity on an auction site. It is made of metal and has Made in England on the base of the card holder but nothing else to identify it's orgins. Anyone have any information for me? Seller thought it was early 1900's. Have had a quick look at Paul Wing's "Stereoscopes:The First One Hundred Years" but not really seeing a match. Thank you all.See More

Mar 4

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Stephen Michael Barnett commented on Paula Fleming's blog post Identification: Possible group Photographic Society of London with F.S. Archer? and R. Fenton?

"Paula, I wonder if John Hannavy might be of help, he has written about Roger Fenton amongst many others! I note he is a member of this site. (I collect Fenton stereo views). As Fenton died in 1869 he lived to see the Brewster type…"

Feb 4

Stephen Michael Barnett replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion William England Sandringham stereoviews and duplication of numbers but different views or lack of number.

"This is another with two different images of the same room. Note one image has nothing to indicate a number nor series, but surely it's by William England for HRH."

Dec 12, 2018

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William England Sandringham stereoviews and duplication of numbers but different views or lack of number.

Graham Wood, who had assisted me greatly (amongst others) has mentioned that there are at least 15 numbered views in the William England commission at Sandringham for HRH Prince of Wales. This may have been England's last work for the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company before he resigned and began to work independently.I have 18 different stereo cards now, many with duplicate numbers and the subject has changed, eg the Princess Alexandra has a change of costume and pose. I would…See More

Dec 12, 2018

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Steven Evans replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion Another image my Canadian CDV's with stereoviewers

"Hi Stephen, Thomas Gourley was active in Lindsay, Ontario between 1862-1879. Three of his portraits reside in the collection at the National Gallery of Canada. Lindsay is located about 125 km northeast of the City of Toronto. I hope this helps.…"

Dec 11, 2018

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Another image my Canadian CDV's with stereoviewers

Would be nice to put a date to this studio shot and the stereo viewer on the table.I know the image is from Ontario area and the subject was Levi Armitage as that is pencilled on the back.Just purchased my first tabletop viewer this week which is very similar design. Mine is French and one would assume so is the tabletop shown Having a wood turner replace the original eye pieces on mine which have snapped off . They were egg shell thin . Searching for one of the spring retainers to hold one of…See More

Dec 10, 2018

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John S. Rochon replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion Latest acquisition and a query re J. Cooper ,Photographer , London C.W.

"Hello Stephen: You are correct, Canada West (C.W.) became the Province of Ontario on the 1st of July 1867, when the British North America Act came into effect. I collect Canadian photos, mainly from Sarnia, ON, where I reside, but I'm…"

Dec 10, 2018

Steven Evans replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion Latest acquisition and a query re J. Cooper ,Photographer , London C.W.

"Hi again Stephen, BTW...for those interested, Graham's index can be acquired at the following address. https://archivecdbooks.ca/products/ca0246 Best again, Steven"

Dec 8, 2018

Steven Evans replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion Latest acquisition and a query re J. Cooper ,Photographer , London C.W.

"Hello Stephen, The following are relevant entries re: J. Cooper in "A Biographical Index of Daguerreotypists in Canada, 1839-1871" by Graham Garrett. I hope this helps. Regards, Steven Evans, Toronto COOPER,…"

Dec 8, 2018

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Latest acquisition and a query re J. Cooper ,Photographer , London C.W.

This was in a bundle of 7 cdv's bought online, most from Ontario in Canada, all with the subject(s) with stereo viewers. This one however is from London C.W has a couple with a Brewster viewer. The reverse of the cdv has J. Cooper ,Photographer , London C.W.I had thought this was from the UK London, but now believe it is again what we call Ontario, but at the time was known as Canada West.... a trap for young and old players. Ontario was so named in 1967 so I take it that my image is near the…See More

Dec 7, 2018

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"Group of Women with stereoscope " a Dutch painting with Brewster stereo viewer .

Many of you know that I collect stereographica, and I was delighted last night whilst watching a lecture (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/…/the-19th-century-craze-for-ster…) to note this painting "Group of Women with stereoscope " It is by Jacob Spoel 1820-1868. The Rijksmuseum…See More

Dec 6, 2018

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Likely manufacturer of French tabletop stereoscope viewer

Recent online purchase has been , as described by the seller "A lovely quality and great looking antique French table top stereoscope viewer, fully marked and numbered (2567), hinged lids, one lid with a mirror, internal stereoscopic card transport mechanism for 50 cards, in an antique condition (transport mechanism works" He went on to say about the damaged lens holders, which I will seek to have repaired.He said it was a Brevete, but my understanding that word just means Patent.It has…See More

Dec 4, 2018

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Glenn C. Samson commented on Stephen Michael Barnett's blog post Images of people with stereoviewers

"On eBay USA now: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1870s-Man-Posing-in-Studio-w-Holmes-Stereoscope/253960502508?hash=item3b2139bcec:g:SMUAAOSwKQFby6xA"

Nov 27, 2018

Stephen Michael Barnett replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion More views of the stereo world

"Yes Graham, having reexamined the scan I think you are correct. Thanks"

Nov 27, 2018

Graham Wood replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion More views of the stereo world

"Hello Stephen Pretty sure this is not a viewer - the maid is trying to read a letter , without opening it , presumably sent to her mistress , there are a number of similar views . Graham"

Nov 27, 2018

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More views of the stereo world

First of all an apology to Michael Pritchard and others, this discussion should really have been here rather than the Blog, so I am continuing it here.The attached cropped images are from my collector friend's collection. They are from stereographs of people involved with stereo in some way. I will add another image where both Ron and I are unsure. It's called "The Inquisitive Maid". It is certainly an optical object, but is it a form of Brewster viewer?No photographer nor publisher of views…See More

Nov 27, 2018

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Images of people with stereoviewers

I have become interested in finding images of folk with stereo viewers . I had such an image in my collection for decades and have come across more recently on online sites. Attached is a cdv of a young lady standing along side a column with an album and a Brewster viewer. I sat down in an antique store last week and went through hundreds of cdv cards from…

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Posted on November 24, 2018 at 4:00 — 5 Comments

1860s stereo images: Help to try to identify photographers

I returned to my one local antique store this week and traded some images I had for scores of English stereoviews. One is easy to identify in terms of place as its written on the back in copperplate "Royal York Crescent, Clifton. Bristol." I wonder if this view attached could be by William Harvey Barton, who was active in the 1860s.