Comments on: Periscope for Bridge Kabitzers (Dec, 1933)

By: KHarn

KHarn — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:35:28 +0000

Disney World used to have a “camera obscura” in it’s Main Street camera store, it was cool!

By: Torgo

Torgo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:13 +0000

Chef Tel needs one of these.

By: ratpack

ratpack — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:22:50 +0000

to Casandro

In 1933 the “technology of glass lenses” was well understood for century’s (how do you think they took the picture for the magazine) The camera obscura dates back to the 5th century.
http://brightbytes.com/cosite/what.html

They most likely didn’t have the room to have a projected image. It looks as though the people are viewing from the hallway outside the room.

By: Ian Hammond

Ian Hammond — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:10:21 +0000

If the observers need neither be seen nor heard by the players, why does the window have the sign SILENCE above it?

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0000

So the man in the foreground (gray suit) is looking through the head of the woman in front of him? If he has X-Ray Vision (TM), then why does he need the periscope at all!

By: Virginia

Virginia — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:01:20 +0000

Oh yes Casandro, and next present it as a Sunday afternoon TV selection (previously reserved for football). We dare to dream.

By: Casandro

Casandro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:45:59 +0000

If they only knew the technology of glass lenses, they might have been able to project a decent size image of the table into a dark room.