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Shomescope
Rod Bantjes Collection, #RB-06
USA, 1913
Dimensions Open: H=16.4 cm, W=14.4 cm, D=16, Closed: H=2.5 cm, W=14.4 cm, D=16
Lens: ⌀=12.5 cm, ƒ=19.5 cm
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Figure RB-06.1 – Shomescope |
| 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.
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.