Graphoscope Mono and Swiss Glacier Business Card

Beautiful monograph in blackened wood with decorations of scrolls and foliage.

Size 13.8 x 8.8 x 3 cm.

We are attaching a photograph of the caves of the Swiss glacier Grindewald by the studio R.Von Bergen & Comp, in Carte de Visite format.

The first graphoscopes appeared in the mid-19th century. They were used to improve the viewing of photographs on paper. They were equipped with a magnifying lens. The model offered here is quite rare due to its size and decoration. Indeed, its use was specifically reserved for viewing business cards, a format introduced by Disderi in the 1850s.