How to identify the stereoview publisher?

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This flowchart will give guidance to identify the publisher of a commercial French glass stereoview from the First World War:

Flowchart to identify the publisher of a commercial French glass stereoview from the First World War

These resources will help to find the publisher:

Image gallery and lists

Catalogs

Remarks

  • Slides in the SDV catalog are manufactured by publisher La Stéréoscopie Universelle
  • The catalogs from Paris-Stéréo contain lists of paper card stereoviews, but glass stereoviews with the same titles and numbers exist
  • War stereoviews that are marked “VERASCOPE RICHARD” cannot be automatically linked to the published war stereoviews of Vérascope Richard because the company sold labeled glass plates that could be used by photographers to print their negatives. A 6 digit number and handwritten title is required to link it to the war portfolio of Vérascope Richard.

Examples

6x13cm glass stereoview by Éditions S.T.L.
A slide with the abbreviation S.T.L. means it’s published by Éditions S.T.L.
This slide with number 168 and title Le forest - Boche faisant "Camarades" can be found in the SDV catalog and is published by La Stéréoscopie Universelle
This slide with number 168 and title Le forest – Boche faisant “Camarades” can be found in the SDV catalog and is published by La Stéréoscopie Universelle.
This slide with number 168 and title Le forest - Boche faisant "Camarades" can be found in the SDV catalog and is published by La Stéréoscopie Universelle
A slide with the abbreviation L.S.U. means it’s published by La Stéréoscopie Universelle.
This slide can be found in the image gallery of The Great War in 3D and is published by Brentano's
This slide can be found in the image gallery of The Great War in 3D and is published by Brentano’s.
Slides from Éditions F. Meiller are categorised as published by Brentano's
Slides from Stéréo-Éditions F. Meiller are categorised as published by Brentano’s.
Slide marked “VERASCOPE RICHARD” on top and a handwritten 6 digit number and title. It's published by Vérascope Richard.
Slide marked “VERASCOPE RICHARD” on top and a handwritten 6 digit number and title. It’s published by Vérascope Richard.
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