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Snapolit1
09-09-2017, 08:09 AM
Came across this really cool websitre from Brian May from the legendary rock band Queen. All about his love of steroscopes. I've seen a few cool old baseball ones of eBay and have never pulled the trigger. May read up on them.
http://www.londonstereo.com/
Stereoviews (stereoscopes) are neat items. In the past several years their value has risen quite a bit.
http://luckeycards.com/phunc1800sstereoviews2xc.jpg
bmarlowe1
09-09-2017, 12:17 PM
Probably the most valuable baseball stereo "pair" is discussed here on pages 8 and 9:
http://sabr.box.com/shared/static/7ldo9sc4i5ze7eo433xv.pdf
cubman1941
09-09-2017, 06:03 PM
I came across one showing 2 Cub players in a Chicago hotel room many years ago while living in Denver. It was before I really knew anything (still only know a little bit) about cards and passed up paying $35 for it. I have spent the last 25 years looking for it again to no avail.
ksfarmboy
09-09-2017, 06:49 PM
Kind of wish I had got into the streoviews back in the day when they were cheap. I felt very lucky to get a second chance at this one.
prestigecollectibles
09-09-2017, 08:24 PM
Washington U. vs Waseda U.
October 4, 1908
A newly added one. School games back in the day. The guy behind the batter might get hit in the head in just a second.
http://luckeycards.com/stereo2.jpg
frankbmd
05-07-2019, 09:47 AM
I've never seen Ring Around The Rosy at third base before employed as a defensive shift.
Michael B
05-07-2019, 11:15 AM
Came across this really cool websitre from Brian May from the legendary rock band Queen. All about his love of steroscopes. I've seen a few cool old baseball ones of eBay and have never pulled the trigger. May read up on them.
http://www.londonstereo.com/
Brian has written 5 books on 3-D/Stereoscopes:
'A Village Lost and Found'
'Crinoline, Fashion's Most Magnificent Disaster'
'Diableries, Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell'
'Mission Moon' - on the 1969 moon landing
'Queen in 3-D'
He also co-wrote a book called 'Bang, a Complete History of the Universe' which falls in line with his PHD in astrophysics. One of the few rock musicians that I have not met that I would enjoy talking to, not just about music, but also physics.
Arazi4442
05-29-2019, 07:16 PM
Obviously not baseball but I picked this up not too long ago. Any chess fans? c.1859 Paul Morphy. Maybe my favorite current piece.
cubman1941
05-30-2019, 04:52 AM
Still searching for the Cubs hotel scene, thanks.
Tripredacus
06-06-2019, 01:47 PM
There is an antique store in my hometown that has quite a few of these. Mostly scenes of buildings, or the type of artwork/photos you'd see on postcards. I had already looked through them last year and nothing sports or war related. Maybe I will look at them again and see what the prices are. If they are cheap enough (I think that there are some for $1-2 or maybe $5) I will pick up some of them.