The Stereo-classifier Taxiphone: World War Of 1914-1918

"Automatic distributor patented SGDG - Paris, RICHARD Frères, patented manufacturers, n° 8385", c. 1908, Mahogany distributor box, metal handles. With 6 baskets of 25 stereoscopic views and 13 loose views offering 163 glass plate photographs of the Great War with various views of the battlefields (Verdun in particular): corpses, nurses, ambulance drivers, trenches, etc. One basket concerns Morocco. Each view is captioned and numbered in the negative. On the sides of the device, riveted plates indicate its operation. A "secret" push button placed under the top cover allows closing and opening. Signature of the manufacturers and number inside. Very good condition. With a key for storage housed under the device.