Object Record
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Metadata
Accession # |
2014.10.4.01 |
Item Name |
Stereoscope Stereoviewer Toy, Optical |
Description |
Hand-held square black plastic "View-Master" type dated circa 1950. It was originally stored in the cardboard box (2014.10.4.03). The box is stored in a separate location. This child's toy is hand-held, held up to the user's eyes, and pointed at a light source to illuminate images from a slide reel. The user would select a slide reel (2014.10.5.036), place it into the slot at the top of the viewmaster, and rotate the reel (move from one image to the next) by operating a hinged arm at the side of the viewmaster. The images are duplicated on each reel, one for each eye, to produce a 3-dimensional image for the viewer. On the back of the stereoviewer is the brand name, "View-Master", manufacturer's name "Sawyer's" and patent information for the USA, Canada, and Britain. Made by Sawyer's Inc of Portland, Oregon. |
Date |
1950 CIRCA |
Provenance |
The stereoviewer was used by the donor in the 1950s along with many picture reels (2014.10.5.036). It was given to the donor by his grandmother, Eliza Jane Doupe. |
Person \ Organization |
Doupe, Roy Doupe, Eliza Jane |
Place |
Portland United States |
Year Range from |
1945 |
Year Range to |
1955 |
Subjects |
Toys |
Makers mark |
This stereoviewer was manufactured by Sawyer's Inc of Portland, Oregon (USA). Its brand name is View-Master. |