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A Collection of Stereoscopic Slides
Lot 77

A Collection of Stereoscopic Slides

VARIOUS MAKERS, 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed8 October 2014

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GBP 1,062

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A Collection of Stereoscopic Slides
Various makers, 19th and early 20th Century
382 stereoscopic slides, some hand coloured, makers include Art Publishing Co., F. Cox, J. Elliott, Griffith & Griffith, J. F. Jarvis, B. W. Kilburn, London Stereoscopic Company, Fritz Luckhardt, C. Naya, E, Neurdein, C. Rierstadt, A. Silvester, Dr. Stolze & Co.
Each slide approx. 7 x 3½in. (17.5 x 9cm.)

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The collection includes a number of novelty slides illustrating scenes from plays and stories along with humorous images and slides designed to frighten the viewer such as the Diableries number 62. La Guerre, Retour en Enfer. Subject matter is mostly topographical with views of Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Includes a souvenir box in the shape of a book containing an incomplete set of Underwood & Underwood's stereoscopic views of Switzerland.