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Original Sawyer's View-Master & Reels

  Lot # 027
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Condition
Very Good
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Box- 4"H x 11" x 4"
Location
Bedroom 3 Table
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Lot # 027
System ID # 6928587
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Original, Vintage, Sawyer's View-Master Black Bakelite Slide Reel Viewer with Bakelite Box and over 40 1940s-50s View-Master 7 Photo Three-Dimensional Kodachrome Picture Reels to include Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, The Three Little Pigs, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Island of Hawaii, Yosemite National Park, and Many More. Minor wear due to use and age as can be seen in photographs.

The View-Master was conceived by William Gruber and Harold Graves. As the president of Sawyers Photographic Services, Harold Graves saw the potential of a camera rig that William Gruber developed for taking stereo photographs. So, the two formed a partnership in 1938 and the View-Master was born. The View-Master was originally intended for educational purposes. The US Military were advocates of the View-Master and purchased several reels used for aircraft identification during World War II. However, the View-Master became known for children's entertainment and In 1951 Sawyers obtained the rights to present Disney characters on their reels.

 

 

Sawyer's was the original manufacturer and began selling view-masters in 1939.