Graphoscope

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19th-century magnifying device

title: "Graphoscope" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["magnifiers"] description: "19th-century magnifying device" topic_path: "general/magnifiers" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphoscope" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 19th-century magnifying device ::

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A graphoscope was a 19th-century device used in parlors in order to enhance the viewing of photographs and text. The graphoscope is supposed to be based on a 1864 patent of Charles John Rowsell. These novelty items consisted of a single magnifying glass, often in a wooden frame, in an overall construction that could collapse into a compact rectangular form. A photo/card holder was usually also included. A KOMBI camera often had included in its design a graphoscope for better film viewing. Many devices combined a Stereoscope and Graphoscope.

Sources

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20120204093105/http://www.eyeantiques.com/ViewingInstruments/Graphoscope.htm
  • http://www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/explore/item/69068/
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080514/http://www.georgeglazer.com/archives/decarts/instruments/stereoscope.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20091026224453/http://geocities.com/mbarel.geo/kombi.html
  • Graphoscope. History and how it works.

References

References

  1. [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_V24.html Early Photography]

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