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I have purchased a number of Brewster style viewers this year, one of the most recent was said to have be made by ICA in Dresden.  I have found a few scraps of information about them from the eBay seller and others as well as information from Wikipedia. Does anyone know anything about these viewers and the company?The Dresden-based German company Ica, was absorbed by Zeiss in 1926 and was already an amalgam of other Dresden based photographic companies .If it is in fact an ICA viewer, it must…See More

I added a stereo view by Valentine Blanchard to my recent acquisitions over the weekend and checking my collection last night , having researched him, I discovered another beauty of his I believe in my holdings.  Its a view of the Bank Of England. This one is slightly unique as it has on the left a blind stamp from the San Francisco publishers and distributors. Lawrence and Houseworth. The link explains they sold London Sterescopic Company views. Make interesting reading.  I have found quite a…See More

In an Adelaide, South Australia antique store over the weekend I was browsing their boxes of early British stereo images.I collect images by Roger Fenton and Francis Bedford in particular. However on this occasion I came across 4 images from a series "Views of Sandringham" (by Command of HRH Prince of Wales)  (Numbers10,11,15,19,)  I understand that these are by William England .  I spent a lot of time over the weekend researching him and have ordered "An American Journey. The Photography of…See More