Realist Stereo Camera, Model ST55, 1950-1960
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Artifact Overview
This camera is creates 3D images. Three lenses capture two slightly different views, simulating human binocular vision. Images are exposed on slide film, mounted into cards, and observed through special viewers that reassemble the two images as one. In 1947, the David White Company began manufacturing stereo cameras, producing the most popular models and sparking amateur use of stereo photography.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stereoscopic camera
Date Made
1950-1960
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
83.159.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Cardboard
Glass (Material)
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 2.25 in
Length: 7 in
Inscriptions
camera:
STEREO REALIST / DAVID WHITE CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. U.S.A.
inside camera:
DAVID WHITE COMPANY MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A. PATENT APPLIED FOR
viewer:
STEREO REALIST
filter product package:
STEREO REALIST COATED OPTICAL GLASS FILTERS "TYPE A"
front cover of instruction manual:
THE STEREO REALIST VIEWER INSTRUCTION
instruction sheet:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING FLASH MECHANISM OF REALIST CAMERA . . .
envelope:
STEREO SLIDE SERVICE
product package :
STEREO REALIST STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA AND VIEWER
STEREO REALIST STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA AND VIEWER / MODEL ST41 & ST61 / MANUFACTURED BY DAVID WHITE COMPANY MILWAUKEE 12, WIS. U.S.A. / TRADE MARK REGISTERED
STEREO REALIST EVERREADY CASE
STEREO REALIST EVERREADY CASE / MODEL ST55 / DAVID WHITE COMPANY MILWAUKEE 12, WIS. U.S.A. TRADE MARK REGISTERED
film:
KR 135-20 / 20 EXPOSURE KODACHROME II COLOR REVERSAL FILM
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