Rare Tin Imperial Rotograph Rotoscope 3D Folding Stereoscope Stereoviewer NY - $460 - (Knoxville, IA)
Very rare and nice Imperial folding rotograph with the original boxes and cards. Rotograph itself says: "Imperial Rotograph, 101 Fifth Avenue, New York. U.S.A. Patent No. 720849. Portable Folding Stereoscope with Stereo-Slides. Views: Landscapes Children: Animals etc. in Sets. Large Variety Prepared." This would have been made around the turn of the century and from the Patent date around 1903 to narrow it down. It measures 4" x 3" x 1-1/4". It is light blue/green in color, gold and brown. The lenses are in good shape with a little dirt on them. The tin itself does have some rust spots around the outside edging. There are some scratches and signs of wear. By the "Folding" is the worse where it has rubbed off and some of the letters are not visible. This is isolated. A few other spots show minor signs of wear. The card set includes 13 cards (originally would have been 30) measuring 2-3/4" x 1-1/4" and includes the following scenes from Series VIII, all from Rome: *(Writing is very small and very hard to read, sorry if I mistake a letter/word below)Rom. Garten des Pinelo: Moses-FountaineRom. Das Pantheon (Rounded/bent corner)Rom. Kirche Sa. Maria Egiziana (Rounded/bent corner)Rom. Kirche S. Lorenzo fuori le mara: aussere AnsichtRom. Thermen des Caracalla: FrigidariumRom. Grabmal des Cajus Cestias (Rust colored spots on photo & back)Rom. Thermen des Caracalla: PeristylumRom. National-Theater (Couple spots towards the bottom)Rom. Panorama von der Villa Medici aus.Rom. Thermen des Caracalla: Z>>mpel (Has spots on card and cannot read all of last word)Rom. Thermen des Caracalla: Palestra der GladiatorenRom. Kapelle im Beinhaus des Kapuzinerkiosiere II Rom. Kirche S. Giovanni Laterano: die nordilche FacadeAll cards are in good shape. I have noted the big blemishes I have seen. All have some minor corner rounding and wear. Please see photos. The original box is in the roughest shape. Box measures approximately 6-1/8" x 3-1/4" x 1-2". Bottom outside says, "From H. Rembold…
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