Stereo - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Stereoscopic Transmitter

1893

Theodore Brown

Salisbury

England

Image of Stereoscopic Transmitter

Consists of two plain mirrors set at an obtuse angle to each other mounted near the camera lens. The subject to be photographed is reflected into the lens forming a stereo pair, the images do not need to be transposed when printing but each image is laterally reversed. The mirrors attach to the camera by a removable bracket.

Serial Number:
141 .

Notes:
The brackets and box have the Salisbury address.

With:
Two connecting brackets to attach the mirrors to a camera.; Advertising sheet on the Stereoscopic Transmitter, (Bournmouth address).; Box.

As well as the Transmitter Brown produced the Stereo Photoduplicon (BP 21406/1894), he also wrote a book on the subject and published stereoscopic images. The Transmitter received good reviews but could not have sold well. An improved model had a thumbscrew to alter the angle between the two mirrors for use when photographing subjects at different distances. The connecting bracket was also modified by adding several holes, to which the mirrors attach, allowing the lens to mirror distance to be altered. Around 1905 a version was introduced that attached to the front of the lens rather than the camera baseboard. Brown offered to replace the mirrors if they become damaged but to do so the serial number of the Transmitter was needed; presumably there were several changes made to the instrument. The price was 7/6.

A similar arrangement of mirrors was proposed by Gill and Newton in 1857 (BP 2903/1857).

References & Notes:
Brown, Theodore. Stereoscopic Phenomena of Light & Sight.; YBP 1906/7, p. 515.

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