[W&B] another loupe for Milan - maybe a stereo pair

[David Silver]

Hi Milan,

You wrote:

> You can find these sort of GG viewers in most catalogs,
> going way back to the mid-1800s,...

Doh!  Well, yes, of course, I knew that already!  However...

> ...the Darlot was made unchanged for several decades
> through the early 1900s.

Now THAT was what I was asking about.  I was curious if there was a way to
precisely date the Darlot, but I suppose not, given it's unchanging
design.

Regarding the Sinclair, it might be my favorite of all the GG viewers I
have.  Here's a picture of mine, complete with its original tube case:

 http://www.well.com/user/silver/sinclair.jpg

A very nice piece, and quite distinctive compared to other GG viewers.
Sinclair had style!  My example is marked slightly differently than yours.
It has:

 James A. Sinclair & Co., Ltd.
 9-10 Charing Cross
 London, S.W.1.

I'm not that savvy on the British makers, so I don't know if there's any
significance to such changes in markings.  Anybody, is this perhaps a way
to identify a date range?

Lastly, Milan write:

> I'll be happy to take yours off your hands...

Greedy little mumble-dee, mumble, mumble, grrrrrrr...


Best wishes,

David Silver--President
International Photographic Historical Organization
E-mail: silver at well.com  Telephone: (415) 681-4356
Webpage location: http://www.well.com/user/silver/