Stereoscope
date: label: Date
content: 1901-1939
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
notes: label: Description
content: Stereoscope viewing device with a metal looking piece and a wooded mount and frame. Exterior of metal viewing piece has etched decoration as well as a manufacturer's mark reading, [MAN'F'D BY / UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD / NEW YORK /PATENTED JUNE 11, 1901 / FOREIGN PATENTS / APPLIED FOR]. At end of wood frame, which attaches to bottom of metal viewing piece, is a wood mount with metal slits where a photograph can be placed. Wood mount has ability to slide forward and backward on frame. At bottom of viewing piece is a rounded wood handle that folds up and down.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.101
objectType: label: Type
content: stereoscopes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, wood, glass, cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Handle down): 8 × 7 1/8 × 13 in. (20.3 × 18.1 × 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Handle up): 4 × 7 1/8 × 13 in. (10.2 × 18.1 × 33 cm)