Photo-Plait Stereoscope

France, 1920-30s

This beautifully patterned handheld wood box stereoscope is produced by A. Mattey under their Unis-France brand and sold by the retailer Photo-Plait. The company Stéréoscopes A. Mattey produced a large number of handheld wood box viewers, in addition to tabletop viewers, under their various brand names. To learn more, see Andre Ruiter’s article on A. Mattey.

Primary Material: Wood
Media Format: 45 x 107 mm glass
Light Source: Natural light
Focus: Adjustable
Interocular: Adjustable

A. Mattey Unis-France handheld wooden stereoscope showing Photo-Plait label
Wooden oculars on front view of Unis France handheld stereoscope
Diamond pattern on wood stereoscope by Unis-France
Unis-France label on top of early 20th century patterned wood stereoscope