THE VICTORIAN VIEW-MASTER
by Lou Carver

Like TVs are in every home today, stereoscopes were in practically every Victorian middle and upper class home in America and Europe.  By viewing the specially made cards, families learned how people lived, dressed and played in other countries world-wide.  If you were wealthy and looking for a hobby, you could even purchase the camera from the Sears 1908 catalogue for only a mere $14.95 (which was also the price of a wood stove).  [CLICK for full article]