We invite you to enter and sample our Auto-Stereoscope.

Our state-of-the-art 1893 "Drop Card" machines 
display a series of stereoview cards. 

The two side-by-side pictures on each card 
give a spectacular illusion of three dimensions. 

The cards on our Auto-Stereoscope Viewers
are collated in four daring themes.

The internal mechanism of our machines
feature a patented spring-driven clockwork drive
which switches on an electrical lighting bulb and 
sequentially displays the stereoview cards. 

Our wooden cabinets are of ornate and well-constructed design.

Our machines are set up to accept pennies. 
WARNING TO FAIR PATRONS:
Many of our competitors will charge you a nickle per view.

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While at the Fair be sure to see
LITTLE EGYPT
The Sensation of the Midway Plaisance
Chicago Columbian Exposition 1893

I went and bought myself a ticket and 
I sat down in the very first row 
They pulled the curtain but then 
when they turned the spotlight way down low 
Little Egypt came out a-struttin' 
wearin' nothin' but a button and a bow 
Singing, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying 

She had a ruby on her tummy and 
a diamond big as Texas on her toe 
She let her hair down and 
she did the hoochie-coochie real slow 
When she did her special number 
on the zebra skin I thought she'd stop the show 
Singing, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying 

She did her triple somersault and 
when she hit the ground 
She winked at the audience and 
then she turned around 
She had a picture of a cowboy 
tatooed on her spine Said, Phoenix, Arizona 1889 
Singing ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying 

~ Performed by EAP in Harum Scarum

The Mutoscope -- manufactured by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Companies -- works on the same principle as a "flip-book." The individual image frames are conventional black-and-white, silver-based photographic prints on tough, flexible opaque cards. Rather than being bound into a booklet, the cards are attached to a circular reel. The reel holds about 850 cards, giving a viewing time of about a full minute. The reel with cards attached has a total diameter of about ten inches. 

Our Mutoscopes will be coin-operated. The patron will view the cards through a pair of lenses enclosed by a hood, similar to the viewing hood of a regular stereoscope. The cards are lit electrically, but the reel is driven by means of a geared-down hand crank.

Each machine holds a single reel and is dedicated to the presentation of a single short subject, described by a poster affixed to the machine. The patron controls the presentation speed but the crank can be turned only in one direction, preventing the patron from reversing and repeating part of the reel. The patron is advised that stopping the crank or slowing it too much will throw the images far enough out of focus to blur them beyond recognition.