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View-Master
When Harold Graves, president of Sawyer’s Photographic Services, went to the Oregon Caves National Monument in 1938, he saw fellow camera buff William Gruber using two cameras strapped together. Gruber explained that he planned to update the stereoscopes common in 19th-century drawing rooms by producing three-dimensional color slides and a new hand-held viewer. By the next morning, the two had made a deal to produce View-Master. They introduced their creation at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and then began selling it through specialty photography stores.
Following the lead of its predecessor, the first reels presented views of scenic attractions around the country. In 1951, however, View-Master acquired its main competitor, film-strip production company Tru-Vue, and with it the stereo licensing rights to all Disney characters. Graves and Gruber hit the jackpot. View-Master began offering three-dimensional images of the brand new Disneyland amusement park and stills from Disney movies and TV programs. Once sales exploded, the company also began offering reels of virtually every major kids’ show and motion picture. A number of different manufacturers have produced View-Master, including Tyco Toys and Fisher-Price.
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$1,000,000 Duck 101 Dalmations 1939 New York World's Fair 1939 New York World's Fair (1 reel) 1962 Seattle World's Fair (set) 1962 Seattle World's Fair (1 reel) 1962 Space Needle USA 1970's America's Cup 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Adam & the Ants Adam-12 Addams Family Aesop's Fables Aladdin ALF Alice in Wonderland Annie Annie Oakley Apple's Way Arabian Nights Archie Aristocats Astrix & Cleopatra A-Team Babar the Elephant Babes in Toyland Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Bambi Banana Splits* Barbie and the Rockers Barbie Prom Date Barbie's Around the World Trip Batman Batman: The Perfect Crime Battle Beyond the Stars Battle of the Planets Bedknobs & Broomsticks Beetlejuice Benji, Superstar Benji's Very Own Christmas Beverly Hillbillies Big Blue Marble Black Beauty Black Hole Bonanza Bozo Brady Bunch Brave Eagle Bravestar Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* Buckaroo Banzai Buffalo Bill Jr. Bugs Bunny (1959) Bugs Bunny & Tweety Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd (1 reel) Bugs Bunny - Road Runner Show Bullwinkle Can't Stop the Music* Captain America Captain Kangaroo Care Bears Cartoon Carnival with Supercar Casper the Friendly Ghost* Cat from Outer Space Charlie Brown: Bon Voyage Charlie Brown: It's A Bird Charlie Brown: It's Your First Kiss Charlie Brown's Summer Fun* Charlotte's Web CHiPs Cinderella* Cinderella (1 reel) Cisco Kid City Beneath the Sea Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cowboy Stars Curiosity Shop Curious George Daktari Dale Evans Danger Mouse Daniel Boone Dark Crystal Dark Shadows Davy Crockett Dennis the Menace Deputy Dawg Dick Tracy Disneyland - Adventureland Disneyland - Fantasyland* Disneyland - Frontierland Disneyland - Main Street USA Disneyland - New Orleans Square Disneyland - Tomorrowland Disney On Paradde* Donald Duck Dr. Shrinker & Wonderbug* Dr. Who Dracula Dukes of Hazzard Dumbo Dune E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Eight Is Enough Electra Woman & Dyna Girl Emergency Expo 67 Montreal Expo 70 Osaka Expo 74 Spokane |
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