View-Master
Handheld slide device
View-Master is a handheld stereoscopic viewer that displays 3D images from circular cardboard disks called reels.
Each reel contains pairs of small color photographs; when held to light and viewed through the device's twin lenses, the images appear three-dimensional.
Originally marketed with scenic and educational content, View-Master became primarily a children's toy featuring cartoon and movie characters.
I spent hours looking at Disney reels in my View-Master.
Producing depth perception
- binocular visionOverlapping visual fields merged
- depth perceptionGauging object distance visually
- parallaxPosition change from different vantages
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
transparency · backlit · focal · magnification · illusion
Binocular depth-illusion device
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- Fisher-PriceChildren's toy manufacturer
Mattel · disc · viewfinder · click · advance · lever · binocular · red
Quality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
Americana · antique · memorabilia · baby boomer · classic · kitsch · novelty · souvenir
Offering beautiful views
- travelogueAccount of journeys abroad
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- PeanutsLong-running American comic strip
Sesame Street · National Parks · landmarks · storybook · wildlife · space · dinosaurs · fairy tales
stereoscopic
Producing depth perception
- binocular visionOverlapping visual fields merged
- depth perceptionGauging object distance visually
- parallaxPosition change from different vantages
lenses · transparency · backlit · focal · magnification · illusion
stereoscope
Binocular depth-illusion device
Fisher-Price · Mattel · disc · viewfinder · click · advance · lever · binocular · red · plastic
vintage
Quality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
1970s · Americana · antique · memorabilia · baby boomer · classic · kitsch · novelty · souvenir · gift shop
scenic
Offering beautiful views
- travelogueAccount of journeys abroad
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
Peanuts · Sesame Street · National Parks · landmarks · storybook · wildlife · space · dinosaurs · fairy tales · superheroes
- 3D imagesstereogram, anaglyph, stereoscope, autostereogram, hologram
- 1950sEisenhower, poodle skirt, Elvis Presley, Rosa Parks, baby boom
- Mattel ProductsBarbie, Hot Wheels, UNO, Fisher-Price, Matchbox
- Retro ItemsVHS tape, cassette tape, rotary phone, record player, Walkman
- vintage collectiblestube radios, vintage signs, cash registers, pinball machines, vintage jewelry
- 3D3D model, 3D graphics, 3D rendering, 3D render, 3D effect
View-Mastermovie projector
Film display apparatus
cinema · television · live performance · flip book · magic lantern
View-Masterdirect observation
Watching something personally occur
naked eye · real life · being there · reality
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