Holmes Stereoscope Viewer KIT for Stereocards (stereoviews) - Leather Hood - Folding Handle - Made in US Elegant Holmes Style Stereoscope Viewer Kit - folding handle - real leather hood - Made in USA Viewer is a quality, easy to assemble Do-It-Yourself kit containing all the parts needed to create a beautiful heirloom quality antique-style stereoscope to be used with stereocards (stereo views) and today you can make your own. With the redesigned Fold-Away Handle this new viewer is reminiscent of the higher quality vintage stereoscopes of the 19th century, and becomes a thing of beauty and utility either in your hand or at rest on the table top The new Improved Holmes Style Stereoscope kit is made of high quality fine grained hardwoods, smoothly finished and hand pre-fitted for easy, exact fitting assembly. The genuine leather hood, adds a touch of elegance over the vinyl hood of previous viewer kits, and the hood is large enough to accommodate people with eyeglasses comfortably, and effortlessly. All parts are pre-cut, pre-drilled, and pre-sanded for easy always-exact-fit assembly. All necessary brass hardware is included along with simple, easy to follow assembly instructions. The only tools needed for assembly are a #1 Phillips screwdriver, a small hammer. Viewer is so easy to assemble, it can be lightly sanded (if more is desired), stained, oiled, or waxed and assembled in less than 1 hour.