Posted 1 year ago
lyndajackson
(1 item)
Can any one tell me more about this, what year it is, maybe what its worth? I know its a Keystone viewer, and the cards are 1-26 WW1 series, all in really good condition. Is there a market for this?
-
Fashion
Fashion Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
V
intage can be intimidating. It's certainly not as simple as going to the mall, finding your size, and buying a mass-produced outfit. You have to dig through racks and racks of wildly diverse items, with mysterious sizing, looking for…
-
The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
-
-
Design
Design Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
-
The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
What would jazz look like if it had a physical presence? According to Sherry Ann Byrd, a celebrated quilt maker who posts on Show & Tell, it might look something like the hand-made "M-provisational" q…
-
-
Machines
Machines Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of …
-
This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
The last time we spoke to Justin Pinchot, he took us on a guided tour of his collection of toy robots. Recently, J…
-
-
Culture
Culture Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
When Bob Meistrell started surfing in Northern California during the early 1950s, 20 minutes was about all he could stand in the frigid coastal waters. Despite the constant rush of …
-
The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
It’s kind of ironic that Tommy Chong, the smokiest half of Cheech and Chong, i…
-
-
Collectibles
Collectibles Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Tucked away in a lower Manhattan back alley, the freight-elevator-sized, generically named Museum is one of New York City's newest curiosities.…
-
Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
When I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, reading comics wasn't as popular as it had been in the ’40s or ’50s. But my older sister had comics, including a big collection of “Betty and Veronica.” Our parents encouraged us to read everything, so at 6 years old…
-
Stereoview PhotographsThe idea for stereoview photographs (also known as stereoscopic photographs…
cards are 1 thru 36..sorry
Hello, first the item in question is called a stereopticon and second you have it assembled incorrectly. In the second picture, the bar on the left is upside down. The little metal "holders" should be upright when you hold the stereopticon by the wood handle.
The viewer would retail about 30 to 50 bucks at an antique mall. That is in good condition with both glass eyepieces and the rest in good order.
The cards are not the ones most collectors desire, as these sets produced after 1900 are far too common. A dealer would probably offer about .25 each and hope to sell for $1.50 to 2.50. That is just the reality of the marketplace. There is the remote possibility that one or two cards are uncommon and be worth more. However it would be up to you to research eBay and put up an auction yourself.
Anyway, good luck.
Also kown as a stereoscope or stereoviewer with stereoview cards.
Found in most late 19th and early 20th century houses, looking at stereoviews was a favorite parlor past time of the era.
Scott