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Snapscope
Rod Bantjes Collection, #RB-05
English, 1930
Dimensions, Open: H=15.8 cm, W=17.7 cm, D=15.5, Closed: H=2.2 cm, W=17.7 cm, D=15.5
Lens: ⌀=11.5 cm, ƒ=24 cm
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Figure RB-05.1 – Snapscope |
| Photo © Rod Bantjes. |
This is a concave mirror viewer intended to enhance the 3D effect of photographs. It is an example of an "optical machine " and is included in the Optical Machine Taxonomy.
It comes in a small cardboard box on the front of which is inscribed: “Gives an enlarged view of your snapshots and a striking stereoscopic effect.”
This viewer was made by Ensign Ltd. an English camera manufacturer active from 1930 to 1942.
Endnotes:
[*] We would like to thank Raffaella Isoardi and Valentina Malvicino for making our research possible and assisting us in every way, as well as Antoine ... for assistance in the archives.