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The Kaiserpanorama (or Kaiser-Panorama) is a form of stereoscopic entertainment medium used chiefly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a precursor to film, invented by August Fuhrmann (1844–1925). It was patented by the inventor ca. 1890. There would be a number of viewing stations through which people would peer through a pair of lenses showing a number of rotating stereoscopic glass slides. By 1910 he is said to have controlled exhibitions in over 250 branches across
A kaiserpanorama would normally have around 25 wooden stations, each with a pair of viewing lenses. Inside the device there would be a rotating mechanism showing numerous stereoscopic images on rear-illuminated glass, giving a 3D effect.
. built in 1905, which, despite very similar design, is not under the name kaiserpanorama. During the German occupation, it was used by the Polish resistance as a meeting point. There was
dismantled
kaiserpanorama in
The museum of the occupation at the
The Kaiserpanorama (or Kaiser-Panorama) is a form of stereoscopic entertainment medium used chiefly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a precursor to film, invented by August Fuhrmann (1844–1925). It was patented by the inventor ca. 1890. There would be a number of viewing stations through which people would peer through a pair of lenses showing a number of rotating stereoscopic glass slides. By 1910 he is said to have controlled exhibitions in over 250 branches across Europe
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, and in the central archive have up to 100,000 slides stored.
Description
A kaiserpanorama would normally have around 25 wooden stations, each with a pair of viewing lenses. Inside the device there would be a rotating mechanism showing numerous stereoscopic images on rear-illuminated glass, giving a 3D effect.
Reconstructions
Various modern reconstructions, as well as a few authentic remaining kaiserpanoramas, exist in the Munich Stadtmuseum,Wels
Wels (; Central Bavarian: ''Wös'') is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of approximately 60,000, the eighth largest city in Austria.
Geography
Wels is in the ...
, German Historical Museum
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, the Märkisches Museum (Berlin), Neugersdorf, Pioneer Settlement
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(Swan Hill
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Indigenous Peo ...
, Australia), Muzeum Kinematografii (Łódź
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, Poland), Deutsches Technikmuseum
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(Berlin
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), the Dusseldorf Film Museum, the Teylers Museum
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( Haarlem, Holland) and the Fotomuseum Antwerp Fotomuseum Antwerp, also known as FOMU, is a museum of photography in Antwerp, Belgium.
History and programme
The museum opened in 1986. The Fotomuseum in Antwerp has a historical and contemporary collection of photography that is given a new ...
. Another example is the Warsaw Fotoplastikon
The Warsaw Fotoplastikon is a stereoscopic theatre based on the Kaiserpanorama system of rotating stereoscopic images located in Warsaw, Poland. Operating at the same location since 1905, it is the oldest stereoscopic theatre in Europe still in ...
,Fotoplastikon Warszawski. built in 1905, which, despite very similar design, is not under the name kaiserpanorama. During the German occupation, it was used by the Polish resistance as a meeting point. There was
dismantled
kaiserpanorama in
Snibston Discovery Museum
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in Coalville
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, Leicestershire, UK. However, since the museum is now closed, the item is now in storage and under the care of Leicester City Council
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.
The museum of the occupation at the Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory ( pl, Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera) is a former metal item factory in Kraków. It now hosts two museums: the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, on the former workshops, and a branch of the Historical Mu ...
in Kraków, Poland, uses a fotoplastikon to show historical pictures.
References
External links
* http://www.aiq.talktalk.net/3D/kaiserpanorama.htm * http://inthejungleofcities.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/the-kaiser-panorama/ * http://ignomini.com/photographica/stereophotovintage/kaiserpanorama/kaiserpanorama.html * http://dmim-blog.com/2012/12/28/the-kaiser-panorama/ Audiovisual introductions in 1890 History of film Optical toys Optical illusions 3D imaging Film and video technology {{film-tech-stub