Lot no. 157
TAXIPHOTE - Wooden stereoscopic viewer known as a "stereo-classifier automatic dispenser" patented by Jules RICHARD (1848-1930). First half of the 20th century. 32 x 26 x 36 cm. Damage, missing parts and wear. Operation not guaranteed.
Also included: [SPAIN, PORTUGAL, ADRIATICS, ITALY & THE EAST] - Set of approximately 1,100 positive stereoscopic VIEWS on glass plates (4.5 x 10.5 cm), some marked VÉRASCOPE RICHARD, mainly representing views of towns, villages and landscapes (1905 to 1933) of SICILY including Taormina, Agrigento and Syracuse ; VENSIA; GREECE, including Corfu, Athens and the Acropolis; TUNISIA, including Carthage; TURKEY, including Istanbul; BUCHAREST; SPAIN and PORTUGAL, including Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, El Escorial, Toledo, Burgos, Salamanca, Seville, Barcelona, etc.
Richard brand photographic plates made for the French manufacturer Jules Richard's TAXIPHOTE tabletop viewer. First half of the 20th century (the locations and dates given are those written by hand on the labels and are therefore not certified).
In 48 plastic baskets (and numbered storage drawers) for Taxiphote Jules Richard.
In a mahogany veneered bollard storage FURNITURE with two side handles, damaged (without its key) 102 x 31 x 31 cm.
Accidents, wear and small missing pieces.
The Taxiphote is a stereoscopic viewer for 45 × 107 mm glass views. The Taxiphote has an interchangeable basket system and a focus adjustment.