Re: Trip to the library

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I just went to the Seattle Public Library and found some great 3D books:
>Two Points of View: The history of the Parlor Stereoscope by Harold Jenkins.

I am missing this one from my collection!  Does it show a class using a
stereoscope for education in the cover?

>Stereo Views: A History of Stereographs in America and Their Collection by
>William Culp Darrah  Copyright 1964

There is also a more recent book by the same author: "The World of 
Stereographs", 1977.

>Principle of Stereoscopy by Herbert C. McKay F.R.P.S  Copyright 1948

Have in mind that this was written just after the Realist had come out.
It is a good "transition" book.  There is a second edition of this called
"Three Dimensional Photography" published in 1953 which is sufficiently
different and reflects the changes that the Realist etc. brought in 
stereoscopy in a few short years.

>There is a great picture of the Keystone Telebinocular.  Man, that is a 
>hurkin big viewer!

This is not the viewer that I (we) have been talking about.  It is
earlier.  My Visual Survey Telebinocular is _much_bigger_ than this!

>Well, they have some Keystone Stereo slides copyright 1918.

_Slides_???  Are you sure that these are slides and not prints???

>A guide to their "600" set.  What is the "600" set?
    
Grant, where have you been all these years?! :-)  The "600" set is the
one I have in my 3-d room.  There is also the "1200" set and some
smaller ones.  These are the Keystone "Tour of the World", a set
of stereo views from the world.  It is worth buying and the price is
reasonable because it is not considered rare or collectible by many.
(Many collectors were around when this set was sold new... for them
collectible means 1860 or so...!)

-- George Themelis


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