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Wooden box with flip-top lid, set of eyeholes on either side, turning knobs on opposite sides.
Willie and Tad Lincoln were the envy of their friends when they received this stereoscope (similar to a modern ViewMaster). They could put special photographic cards into a holder inside and see the image in 3-D. Favorite images were Niagra Falls and the Taj Mahal.
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Details
- Title: Stereoscope
- Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/mary/LIHO273_Stereoscope.html
- Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 273
- Measurements: Walnut wood
- Materials: H 36, W 23.5, D 28 cm
- Date: 1857
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