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Rare "Grimatiscope" Binocular Viewer, c. 1870

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Rare "Grimatiscope" Binocular Viewer, c. 1870

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Rare "Grimatiscope" Binocular Viewer, c. 1870
Jules Duboscq, Paris. Patented French binocular viewer for creating distorted images from photographs, with spring motor (working well) and aspherical lens, ht. 5 in., with signed fixed image, two screws on reverse without caps, key present, in working order. - Note: Named after the Greek word "grimatsa" (French "grimace" or English "grin"), this extremely rare viewer is a precursor of the so-called "Photographic Transformists" described by Louis Ducos du Hauron in 1889. A carte-de-visite (with a head as large as possible) is inserted into the back while a rotating aspherical lens transforms the photo of approx. 64 x 64 mm into an amusing distortion. The effect can be heightened by moving the overlapping part of the photograph by hand. The viewer, one of only three examples we know of, was a reaction to the enormous success of the development of the carte-de-visite format by Disdéri. - Literature: Aaron Scharf, "Art and Photography", 1975, p. 233 ff.; Paul Wing, "Stereoscopes", 1996. - The C.d.V. shown here is for demonstration purposes only.

Riesen-Rarität: Betrachter "Grimatiscope", um 1870
Jules Duboscq, Paris. Patentierter 2-äugiger Zerrbildbetrachter, benannt nach dem griechischen Wort "grimatsa" (französisch "grimace" oder englisch "grin"). Eine normale, vorzugsweise besonders würdevolle Carte de Visite (CdV) mit möglichst großem Kopf wird auf der Rückseite eingeschoben oder hineingehalten, und eine sich durch Federwerk drehende asphärische Linse "verwandelt" das Photo (nur den Bildanteil der CdV von ca. 64 x 64 mm) in ein amüsantes Zerrbild. Wackelt man noch selber am herausragenden Teil der Carte de Visite, verstärkt sich die Wirkung. Eine Reaktion auf den enormen Erfolg der CdV-Erfindung von Disdéri. - Höhe: 13 cm, mit einem fest montiertem Bild mit einer Signatur. - Dieser äußerst seltene Betrachter ist einer der Vorläufer der sogenannten "Photographischen Transformationen", wie sie Louis Ducos du Hauron um 1889 beschrieben hat. - Zwei Schrauben der Rückseite ohne Abdeckkappen, mit Aufzugsschlüssel, gut laufendes Federwerk. - Literatur: Aaron Scharf, "Art and Photography", 1975, S. 233 ff.; Paul Wing, "Stereoscopes", 1996. - Dies ist weltweit das dritte bekannte Exemplar. - Die hier gezeigte CdV dient nur der Demonstration.

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Rare "Grimatiscope" Binocular Viewer, c. 1870

Name: Rare \"Grimatiscope\" Binocular Viewer, c. 1870
SKU: 172495135
Price: 6000 EUR
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