Skip to content
History of Science Museum

"Lothian" Stereoscope, by A. H. Baird, Edinburgh, Before 1930s

Inventory Number 19417


Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from R. S. Clay in 1944. Part of the Clay Collection.
Primary inscriptions
"A. H. Baird / Patent / Edinburgh / A H B / A. H. Baird / Maker / Edinburgh". See also separate description of box, which has interesting labels.
Physical material
Glass
metals
wood
and paper
Object type
Stereoscope
Dimensions
Width: 180mm
Inventory No
19417
Accession Number
1944-1

Description

Handheld stereoscope with adjustable lenses and frame. Includes a broken card box with an illustrated printed label of description and instructions (see separate entry).

A stereoscopic photograph of the New York Elevated Railroad was found with it, but is probably of earlier date; it has been removed for its own safety and catalogued separately (13218).