A photo of the (Olliver Wendell) Holmes stereoscope with card, a simpler and more economical model inspired by the Brewster stereoscope

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   William Pietri (williampietri@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 17-Jan-2026 06:11:34 JST William Pietri

   In honor of Meta's latest announcement, a thread on 175 years of 3D failure.

   Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns out it was not the future of photography.

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