Galactina Stereoscope

France, 1900s

This Omnium stereoscope and case is branded to advertise Galactina, a Swiss milk flour product for children. There were at least 61 sequentially numbered scenic stereoviews in the Galactina set that could be collected, all with Galactina advertising printed on the back. The cool thing is that in the middle of this scenic set were 6 stereoviews with children acting out a commercial for Galactina.

We’ve also seen this viewer in black with a slightly different design.

Primary Material: Metal (nickel) with wood handle
Media Format: Various
Light Source: Natural light
Focus: Adjustable
Interocular: Fixed