Stereoscope

Object Name:

Stereoscope

Object ID:

1993.039.13.01

Creator:

Medical Art Publishing Company -- Printer

Place of Origin:

Brooklyn, NY

Date:

circa 1918

Description:

Stereoscopic Skin Clinic with viewer and 132 cards. Cardboard box containing folding stereoscope and 132 cards with photos of diseased skin and descriptions thereof. Pamphlet enclosed. (NHMS 35)
1. Box. Cardboard, covered with red cloth. Label "THE / STEREOSCOPIC / SKIN
CLINIC / RAINFORTH / NEW YORK / MEDICAL ART PUBLISHING". 13"
long, 4.1" deep, 5.5" high.
A. Box
B. Lid
2. Pamphlet. Two pages. Cover reads, "The / STEREOSCOPIC SKIN CLINIC / An
atlas of disease of / the skin, consisting of colored stereoscopic illustrations and / a text
in the form of clinical / lectures, designed for the use / of practitioners and students / of
medicine. By / S.P. Rainforth, A.M., M.D / 1918 / MEDICAL ART PUBLISHING
CO 8602 22nd Avenue / Brooklyn, N.Y." Written in ink, "F.S. EVELITH, MD".
4.8" long, 12.5"high.
3. Stereoscope, Two pieces.
A. View piece. Cherry wood. Gold handle. Two glass viewing squares set into
wood. Stamped "EXPOSITION Universelle Internatale - 1900". 12" long.
B. Slide piece. Wood with wire to hold cards. 7" wide.
4. Stereocards, set of 132. Color views of skin disease on obverse and descriptive text
on reverse. "COPYRIGHT 1910 BY DR. S.I.RAINFORTH.N.Y." on the bottom of
each card. 6.9" x 4.9"each.

Material:

Paper
Cardboard
Textile
Glass
Wood

Dimensions:

H-5.5 W-13 D-4.125 inches

Provenance:

From the object collection of the New Hampshire Medical Society, including medicine bottles, doctor's kits, and other medical equipment used in New Hampshire, 18th through 20th century.

Credit Line:

Gift of New Hampshire Medical Society

Subjects:

Medical equipment & supplies, Medical education, Medical illustrations, Skin