RARE Large Antique 19thC ALETOSCOPIO Slide Projector Viewer
It is going to be difficult to describe every part of this large, extremely rare, mid-19th century Altoscopio Slide Projector Viewer, but the easy part will be describing the condition. You will see in all out close-up photographs that this large, dovetailed, solid Walnut Projector is in amazing original condition and it has never been restored. This is a very large viewer and you will see rulers in several photographs so you can get an idea of the scale. The cowling around the lens measures 15” wide by 12 ¾” tall and the glass lens measures 4 ½” by 6”. Overall this large impressive Altoscopio measures 35” long by 22 ¾” tall by 16 ½” wide. The turned leg base measures 16” by 22 ½”. It has a faux grained paint over the walnut to make it look like rosewood. Every door, mirror, glass, knob and bass hardware is original and working. Toward the front you can see a large thin round section with an oval porcelain label that reads, “Aletoscopio di Venezia, C. Naya.” This large round section corresponds in size to a large round iron ring near the back. If you look closely at the flat iron ring you will see that it is made to look like a snake.