15th Jul, 2025 11:00
Photographs, Optical Toys & Science
The Kaiserpanorama Glass Stereoviews
An interesting group of 8 glass stereo diapositives labelled," A. Fuhrmann. Hotlief , Berlin. Kaiser-Panorama."
The views are hand tinted, showing views in Germany and Russia.
The Kaiser-Panorama was invented by August Fuhrmann. It is a large, circular apparatus with seats for 25 people, viewing up to 50 stereoviews. They became so popular, that panoramas were installed in 250 locations, with a choice of 1 000 different image series to view. The panoramas heyday was in the 1880s. (stereoworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SW_V28_1.pdf)
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An interesting group of 8 glass stereo diapositives labelled," A. Fuhrmann. Hotlief , Berlin. Kaiser-Panorama."
The views are hand tinted, showing views in Germany and Russia.
The Kaiser-Panorama was invented by August Fuhrmann. It is a large, circular apparatus with seats for 25 people, viewing up to 50 stereoviews. They became so popular, that panoramas were installed in 250 locations, with a choice of 1 000 different image series to view. The panoramas heyday was in the 1880s. (stereoworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SW_V28_1.pdf)
Auction: Photographs, Optical Toys & Science, 15th Jul, 2025
