![]() Sold for £170 at Bleasdales Ltd, May 2023. Michel, Les Cast, Yarmouth, Les Moutiers, and Lisieux. Stanhopes comprising six wooden tape measures. These exported lenses bore the mark ‘Made in France’ or Dagron’s company name as a stamp of authenticity. Offering a personalized service, Dagron would take customers’ photographs, shrink them to microscopic size, and mount them on a lens ready for installation into any object. The mid-1860s marked a significant milestone when Dagron began to export thousands of lenses from his production facility. The production of these unique objects surged from the early 1860s, and they became sought-after souvenirs and commemorative pieces associated with places, events, and exhibitions. Sold for £90 at Clevedon Salerooms, November 2018. Images include: Niagara Falls, Rome, Paris, Nice, Trouville, Exposition Universelle de 1867, ‘The World’s Columbian Exhibition’, Wales, Tower Bridge London, Great Yarmouth. ![]() 19th and early 20th Century miniature Stanhope viewers of binocular and monocular form. Dagron popularized this technique by embedding these microphotographs into a variety of novelty items, thereby creating a sensation. Dancer, the inventor of microphotography, Lord Stanhope, the mastermind behind the lens, and René Dagron, a Frenchman who ingeniously married the two technologies. The inception of Stanhopes was a synergy of innovation from three pioneers. Sold for £280 at Mellors & Kirk, December 2021. Eight metal, bone and wood stanhopes, 19th c and later, including monocular, binoculars, pencil and pigs and two of 9ct gold, one in the form of a church, the other two hands. This lots shows the amazing variation available in Stanhopes. ![]() We take a look at the history and creation of Stanhopes, their ingenuity and variations, and some examples with a price guide. A microphotograph, as minute as a full stop, unfolds its tale magnified through the lens. But hold them up to the light, peer closely into the tiny lens, and suddenly, you are transported into another world, another time. At first glance, Stanhopes are simply small objects, often with a practical purpose. ![]()
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