Stereoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: LENS/POCKET/FOLDING STAND
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1193.001

MANUFACTURER: RYKER
MODEL: D-12
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: RYKER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED DURING WWII
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: USED TO VIEW TWO PROPERLY ORIENTED PHOTOGRAPHS OR DIAGRAMS TO OBTAIN THE MENTAL IMPRESSION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL
Technical: AN INEXPENSIVE & EASILY PORTABLE TOOL FOR STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING OF PHOTOS IN THE FIELD. ONLY A SMALL SECTION OF A STEREOPAIR OF PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE VIEWED AT ANY ONE TIME WHICH IS A DISADVANTAGE COMPARED TO A MIRROR STEREOSCOPE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TOP OF FRAME: 'RYKER/ D-12 STEREO/ MADE IN U.S.A./ U.S. PATENT NO. 2,225,602'/ SCRATCHED: '2'/ SCRATCHED ON BOTTOM OF FRAME: 'F.T.J. 2.'
Missing: POSSIBLY, A PROTECTIVE CASE
Finish: POLISHED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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RYKER, Stereoscope, after 1940, Artifact no. 1988.1193, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1193.001/

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