Stereo World Magazine, July/August 2019, Vol. 45, No. 1

The July/August 2019 issue of Stereo World magazine is now available

Inside this issue:

Battlefield Tourism After the Great War by Ralph Reiley
3-D Film Archive Home Theatre 3-D by Lew Warren
Thomas William Smillie, the Smithsonian's 1st Photographer by Paula R. Fleming
3D-Con 2020, Tacoma, Washington, August 11-17
Richard C. Ryder
Robert G. Wilson
NewViews
Editor’s View
50s Flavored Finds
Letters
Classifieds and more!

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Summer of MeTV Uses View-Master® Themed Commercial

MeTV is using a View-Master® themed commercial to promote its summer television lineup the network is calling "The Summer of MeTV". An animated reel spins out of the "MeTV Viewer" to show many of the popular TV shows from the past. Too bad MeTV doesn't produce an actual souvenir reel. Sadly, only M*A*S*H* was among these shows to have actual View-Master® reels.

M*A*S*H* View-Master® packet

Dutch M*A*S*H* View-Master® blister card

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Etsy Vendor Offers View-Master® and other Stereo Themed T-shirt Designs

Etsy vendor Stereo3dViews is offering several stereoview themed t-shirts. Here are a couple of the View-Master® designs. The original shirts are on white cotton but the vendor is working to offer designs on other color shirts.

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Quadrascopic Cameras: The Failed Third Wave of Photography by Hudson Brown

It’s a story that involves more than just an odd-looking camera. During its short rise and subsequent fall, there was a host of misguided tech, bankruptcies and federal investigations – all in the name of uncovering ‘the next Polaroid’. The camera’s premise hinged on a four-lens design that captured four simultaneous images from slightly different perspectives, which would then be used to create 18 oscillating 3-D prints from a 36-exposure roll of film. Read the full article at Gobe Magazine.

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Original View-Master® Clay Figures on Display at 3-D Space

The current exhibit at 3-D Space "Not Just A Kid's Toy: The Art, Science, and History of the View-Master®" includes a display of several original clay figures used to produce View-Master® reels. These figures were sculpted by artist Joe Liptak, a master at making dimensional versions of cartoon characters. 3-D Space is located at 1200 N Alvarado St in Los Angeles, California.

Flintstones models

Jungle Book models

Cinderella and Pinnochio models

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Happy Days with Fonzie and the View-Master®

Most likely a backstage photo of Happy Days actors Erin Moran and Henry Winkler looking at the Happy Days View-Master® reels. The show was so popular that two Happy Days packets were produced.

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A DR-8 Pinky Lee View-Master reel was offered for $5.99 plus $3 shipping online. This special demonstration sample reel also included the specially printed sleeve as well as the 4-page Pinky Lee booklet.

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