Description:

North America, United States, New York, ca. 1891 to 1901 CE. An antique aluminum and wood Sun Sculpture stereoscope by Underwood & Underwood. A stereoscope is a device used to view photographs, a pair of separate images, depicting left-eye and right-eye views of the same scene, which creates the illusion of a single three-dimensional image. The Sun Sculpture Trademark emblem is embossed on the top of the metal viewer and the wood panel underneath is stamped: "Warranted / Underwood & Underwood / Manufacturers / New York / Patent Applied For," and the metal handle fitting is also stamped "Pat'd June 14th 1881." Underwood & Underwood was established in 1881 in Kansas, but moved to New York in 1891, and by the turn of the century, they were the world's largest maker of stereoscopic views. Their stereoscope patent was approved in 1901, and other examples of Sun Sculpture stereoscopes are marked with that year, so it is probable this viewer was made between 1891 and 1901. Size: 13" L x 7.5" W x 7" H (33 cm x 19 cm x 17.8 cm)

Provenance: Cultural Patina Gallery, Burke, Virginia, USA

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  • Condition: Small pressure fissure on wood. Some patina and wear to aluminum. Not tested for functionality with images, but the glass lenses on the viewer is intact and would probably work as intended. Some scratches to lenses. Overall great condition.

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