Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
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Imperial Rotograph

Title:

Serie 1

Date:

c. 1903

Material:

Card stock, tinplate viewer, glass lenses

Dimensions:

View 2¾ × 1‌3⁄16 (70 × 30 mm),  viewer 4¼ × 3 × 1½ in. (108 × 76 × 38 mm)

Company:

Rotograph Co.

Location:

New York, United States

A folding viewer of chromolithographed tinplate. At least 8 models were made. They were sold in 4 different countries: Germany, France, Spain and the United States (Wangari 2026a). In addition to US Patent 720849, the box lists a German design patent D.R.G.M. (Deutsches Reichgebrauchsmuster) No. 157580 (Fernández 2026).

The print is on silver bromide paper, the most common medium for printing black and white photographs through much of the 20th century.

Images swapped for cross-eyed viewing
Stereoscope. US Patent 720,849.
References
⌃  Back to citationFernández, Jesúndez. 2026. Stereo viewer imperial tin with original box ALEMAN. Foticos Collection. Accessed Feb. 5, 2026.
⌃  Back to citationWangari, Keita. 2026a. Imperial Stereoscope | Neue Photographische Gesellschaft (NPG). V 3D V. Accessed Feb. 5, 2026.