Are View Masters worth anything?
View on pricing Condition determines value. As with any other paper collectible, it is important that View-Master reels be free of mold, mildew, brown foxing spots, etc. Reels missing scenes are virtually worthless. Those reels with paper blisters (a result of heat/moisture) are valued at less than 1/4 of mint reels.
What is the purpose of a View-Master?
The View-Master is a vintage tool that presents three-dimensional images. Although the stereoscope had been the chosen source for viewing images for learning and entertainment for decades, the invention of the View-Master meant that people put their stereoscopes aside in favor of a newer form of virtual reality.
What is GAF View-Master?
Buoyed by the success of its View-Master, GAF released an audio-enabled variant of the 3D stereoscopic picture viewer in 1969-70. The Talking View-Master was powered by two C-batteries and contained other internal components, like a speaker, that made it roughly 3X the size of its audio-free counterpart.
Who made original View-Master?
A mass consumer device marketed as a toy, the original View-Master came with thin cardboard disks, or reels, containing stereoscopic pairs of small Kodachrome photographs that when viewed through the apparatus created the illusion of three-dimensional scenes.
What has replaced View-Master?
Mattel’s venerable View-Master, the stereoscopic photo viewer so familiar to kids, is now using Google Cardboard Virtual Reality technology to bring life to those old 3D images.
Who invented the View-Master?
Invented by William Gruber and marketed by Harold Graves through Edwin and Fred Mayer’s photo-finishing, postcard, and greeting card company, Sawyer’s, View-Master was a successor to the stereograph viewer popularized in the 19th century by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
What is a View-Master stereoscope?
This is a compact, modern stereoscopic device designed for viewing three-dimension, full-color picture transparencies mounted in View-Master reels. The View-Master stereoscope is slightly larger than a pair of opera glasses.
How much is a vintage View-Master TV worth?
• Vintage View-Master Lot with two viewers and 39 Reels featuring Kung Fu, Casper StarTrek and Lassie, $75. • Vintage Red 3-D View-Master Viewer Model L with 24 reel bundle, $76. • Vintage 1960s View-Master with case and 13 picture packs of TV shows and movies, $62.
Why choose View-Master Stereo Color Pictures?
All the family will enjoy pictures of famous American scenes, exotic faraway lands and exciting children’s stories in the amazing depth of three dimensions. View-Master stereo color pictures are so real, you’ll feel you are actually part of the scene!
What is a View-Master reel?
Each View-Master reel is durable, treated paper disk in which are mounted seven stereoscopic sets of full-color, transparent, Kodachrome pictures. When seen through the View-Master stereoscope, these sets appear as seven realistic three-dimension pictures. Reels are interchangeable and may be used in View-Master projectors as well as stereoscopes.