Stereoscopes were a popular form of home entertainment for the whole family from the mid 19th Century until the advent of television. It has been said that every house had a stereoscope. As the popularity increased so did the number of photographers and publishers who created stereographs on every conceivable subject. Produced under the company name of Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours of Hollingreave Road, Burnley by publisher M.E Wright this particular stereograph is of local men building boats on the River Nile, Egypt. Mounted on thick card, the sepia coloured real stereo-photographs are in clean, undamaged condition and probably date from Late Victorian to Early Edwardian times. A great item for a collector of stereographs, or a collector of early photographic pieces or for someone with an interest in Egypt.

Date: c.1890's - 1910's
Maker: Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours (publisher M.E Wright)
Made in England

Dimensions: 18cm x 9cm