Timeless Toys
View-Master
Special | 1m 19s
In 1939, a new instrument for displaying photographs was introduced to the world.
In 1939, inventor William Gruber and his partners found a unique way to utilize a newly introduced color slide film process called Kodachrome. It allowed two slides to be viewed simultaneously, one with each eye, creating the illusion of 3D. They called it the View-Master and rolled it out at the Worlds Fair in New York. The View-Master was inducted into the National Toy hall of fame in 1999.
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Timeless Toys is a local public television program presented by WSKG
Timeless Toys
View-Master
Special | 1m 19s
In 1939, inventor William Gruber and his partners found a unique way to utilize a newly introduced color slide film process called Kodachrome. It allowed two slides to be viewed simultaneously, one with each eye, creating the illusion of 3D. They called it the View-Master and rolled it out at the Worlds Fair in New York. The View-Master was inducted into the National Toy hall of fame in 1999.
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