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Machine Model

Machine Model

Artist Frederick De Bourg Richards (American, 1822 - 1903)
Dateca. 1852-1854
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (stereo): 2 3/4 × 5 1/8 inches (6.99 × 13.02 cm)
Mat: 3 3/16 × 6 7/8 inches (8.1 × 17.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.381
SignedOn mat verso, center, black label with gold type: "STEREOSCOPES, / Made and for Sale by / RICHARDS, Daguerreotypist, / No. 179 Chestnut St., Philada / Stereoscope Daguerreotypes taken from life, / Also for sale copies of Statuary, Views, &c. taken ex- / pressly for the purpose. / Moran & Siekels, Prs."
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mat verso, left edge, in orange pencil: "940-13-9"; On mat verso, upper right, white and blue label with black pen and pencil: "2-7 / 2 / 6".
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DescriptionStereo images of a mechanical device above a horizontal cylinder with a series of components consisting of a small metal wheel on the left connected to a central tower leading to four metal columns wrapped in wire on the right. Stereo images are housed in a black paper mat with gold trim.
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