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Stanhope viewers are a type of single-lens microscope designed for viewing microphotographs. They were extremely popular in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries and were incorporated into a variety of consumer goods, including jewelry, pens, and tourist trinkets. In this episode, I discuss the history of microphotography and Stanhope viewers and examine an 1890s example courtesy of the Dalnavert Museum in Winnipeg.

SOURCES:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150909224010/http://image.eastmanhouse.org/files/GEH_1952_01_08.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140703035801/http://www.mosi.org.uk/media/33871140/john%20benjamin%20dancer.pdf
https://www.langantiques.com/university/stanhope-jewelry/
https://www.stanhopemicroworks.com/STANHOPES-The-World-in-Miniature_ep_47.html
https://mediastudies.as.cornell.edu/spicy-stanhope