3D Expo contents

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Many of the exhibits visible in the stereographs still exist and can still be seen in museums etc. The statue of The Reading Girl by Magni, on Pages 40 & 41, is now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Hereford Cathedral Screen, on Pages 58 & 59, has been restored and is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. A copy of Molin’s statue The Grapplers (Bältesspännarna) on Pages 76 & 77 can be seen in Stockholm next to the National Museum of Fine Art. The large steel bell, on Pages 98 & 99, hangs in the tower of St. Peter’s Italian Church overlooking Hatton Garden in Clerkenwell Road, London, where it is awaiting restoration. This magnificent church also purchased several statues from the Exhibition. Several organs exhibited at the Exhibition still exist in churches in the United Kingdom.

A 19th century stereographoscope with original stereographs of the 1862 International Exhibition.

A 2-page spread from 3D EXPO 1862 showing a stereograph, with a mono photo, a contemporary text and route directions on the facing page.