Not on display

Camera

1896
Artist/Maker

Bloch's Physiographe, 1896, Black metal stereo camera with leather coating that looks like binoculars. It has a pair of stereo lenses in its side and a right-angled viewfinder so the photographer looks to a different image to that which he is photographing

Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
Bloch's Physiographe, 1896, Black metal stereo camera with leather coating that looks like binoculars. It has a pair of stereo lenses in its side and a right-angled viewfinder so the photographer looks to a different image to that which he is photographing
Dimensions
  • Length: 195mm
  • Depth: 30mm
  • Height: 65mm
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Other number
1991 - Royal Photographic Society Number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.229-2018

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2018
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