Keystone Model 40 Eye Comfort Stereoscope with supporting stand
 Catalogue Number: 4368 Keystone Model 40 Eye Comfort Stereoscope with supporting stand Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Stereocards (clinical) Corporation: Keystone View Company Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1930s-40s Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Keystone View Company Description Of Item: Stereoscope slide viewer, 360 mm x 165 mm x 110 mm.. Wood with brown crackle metal eye shield KEYSTONE EYE COMFORT STEREOSCOPE / MADE IN USA BY KEYSTONE VIEW CO. / FOUNDED 1892 /MEADVILLE PA. on attached metal plate. Scale in blank print and MODEL 40 / EYE COMFORT STEREOSCOPE on support wooden bar. Detachable sliding slide holder. Wood support table with with metal stand, 365 mm 300 mm x 30 mm, possibly hand made.See also Cat. #s 4366, 4669 Historical Significance: The Keystone View Company was a major distributor of stereoscopic images from 1892 to 1963. By 1905 it was the world's largest stereographic company. It was started by B.L. Singley, a salesman for Underwood and Underwood, a photograph company founded by two brothers in Kansas which moved to New York City in 1891. How Acquired: Donated by Wendy Mason-Cox Date Acquired: 04/12/2017 Condition: Fair. Black print partially worn off, metal eye shield scratched. Location: Documents Room West Unit Bay 2 Shelf 4 |