Oddballs

Oddballs

Here are some odd viewers that don't fit in a standard category. These viewers were made for standard sized stereoviews.

The first was made by T C & E C Jack of Edinburgh, Scotland. It had a couple of nice design features such as width adjusters on the lenses, a compact folding design and folding card holders for flat views only. I believe is was made after 1900. T C & E C Jack was a large book publisher into the 1920's. In 1910 they published "The Edinburgh Stereoscopic Atlas of Anatomy", a set of views used in medical training and showing various parts of the human body. I suspect this viewer may have accompanied one of these sets. I have only seen one other of these and consider them rare.

Next is this unusual steel stereoscope marked "Foldscope". Paris & London. Folding handle halves separate to form a sitting base or handle. One joint lazy tong design is geared to hold position. A similar viewer for 6 X 13 views was also made.

Next is the Sunbeam Viewer from the UK, early 1900. The viewer folded and stored in the small box which usually contained a dozen or more views on one topic. These were quite popular.

And last is this heavy nickel plated wire viewer, identity and origin unknown. The card holder rack will adjust and the eye pieces are adjustable for width.