{"id":564,"date":"2021-05-27T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2021-05-14T16:36:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T20:36:26","slug":"view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"View-Masters Provide a Look into the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/vm-assortment-vlml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-assortment-VLML.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620995863&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VM-assortment-VLML\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-assortment-VLML.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-assortment-VLML.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Partial view of long View-Master reel storage contain, with Monticello reel package on top of lid and black View-Master viewer in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-assortment-VLML.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-assortment-VLML.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>View-Master reels, viewer, and vintage Bakelite storage box<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s cold outside. It&#8217;s raining. Perhaps you don&#8217;t feel well. How do you amuse yourself on cold days, rainy days, and quiet days? Not too long ago, adults and children alike reached for the View-Master.  View-Masters provide a look into the past, as well as laid-back entertainment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though morphed into a children&#8217;s toy, the original 1939 View-Master specialized in 3-D nature scenes for adults. In a day before the Internet and home television, View-Master reels allowed people to engage in armchair travel. At the same time they could marvel at the colors created by Kodachrome film. The beautiful beaches of Hawaii, the mountains of Germany, and the wonder of Hoover Dam all found a home on these reels. The viewer was small enough to easily pass from hand to hand so everyone could enjoy the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"617\" data-attachment-id=\"568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/vm-hawaii-vlml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-Hawaii-VLML.jpg?fit=636%2C617&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"636,617\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620995601&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VM-Hawaii-VLML\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-Hawaii-VLML.jpg?fit=636%2C617&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-Hawaii-VLML.jpg?resize=636%2C617&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vintage photo of the islands of Hawaii, showing palm trees, beaches, and water. \" class=\"wp-image-568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-Hawaii-VLML.jpg?w=636&amp;ssl=1 636w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-Hawaii-VLML.jpg?resize=300%2C291&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><figcaption>The beaches of Hawaii on a vintage View-Master reel.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"606\" data-attachment-id=\"569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/vm-california-vlml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-California-VLML.jpg?fit=640%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,606\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620995653&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VM-California-VLML\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-California-VLML.jpg?fit=640%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-California-VLML.jpg?resize=640%2C606&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vintage View-Master reel scene of a California beach. White waves appear next to a cliff with trees bordering the water in the foreground.\" class=\"wp-image-569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-California-VLML.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-California-VLML.jpg?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The deep blues and greens of California come to life via Kodachrome in this View-Master reel.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special orders, yes sir!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first viewers were circular and just a little larger than the reel itself. You can see the shape of the original viewer in this copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US2189285A\/en\">U.S. Patent<\/a> from 1939. In the 1940s the U.S. Army used those little round viewers to teach troops how to identify aircraft. Families at home got spotter card decks; servicemen got View-Master reels. Training consisted of several reels. The Study Reel provided photos of one plane from several angles, while the Test Reel asked the student to identify seven different planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/vm-specialty-promo-vlml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-specialty-promo-VLML.jpg?fit=530%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"530,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620996037&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VM-specialty-promo-VLML\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-specialty-promo-VLML.jpg?fit=530%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-specialty-promo-VLML.jpg?resize=530%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-specialty-promo-VLML.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-specialty-promo-VLML.jpg?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><figcaption>Specialty View-Master reels have been available since WWII. This one advertised a 2000 video game, and was sent to reviewers in the press.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bringing the past to life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many reels brought new life to old stereoscope cards and presented them to a new audience. Whether you loved old trains, national monuments (from many nations), or black and white battle photography, you could find it all in the new View-Master reel. Even when new, View-Masters provided a look into the past. Some of the actual photography on the reels dated to 1900 or before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/vm-trains-vlml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-trains-VLML.jpg?fit=608%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"608,541\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620995483&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VM-trains-VLML\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-trains-VLML.jpg?fit=608%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-trains-VLML.jpg?resize=608%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of three locomotive engines in a train shed.\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"608\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-trains-VLML.jpg?w=608&amp;ssl=1 608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-trains-VLML.jpg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><figcaption>Antique trains from a vintage View-Master reel.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of adults treasured fond memories of pouring over a stereoscope at a grandparent&#8217;s home. One card showed a double picture that when inserted into the frame became 3-D. It was like magic! When View-Master reproduced some of those old cards on their reels they proved a hit. The View-Master was invented by Wilhelm Gruber, a man fascinated with the stereoscope of his youth in Germany. Not only was his invention more portable, but it held seven stereoscope cards on one reel. Seven! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most compelling reasons for View-Masters among adults proved to be the culture and travel scenes. When we inherited a collection of 1950s reels from a grandmother, most of them included scenes like the ones you see below covering places like Colonial Williamsburg, Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish Country, and Holland. I loved pouring over them, seeing how View-Masters provide a look into the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/vm-history-vlml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-History-VLML.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620996200&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VM-History-VLML\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-History-VLML.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-History-VLML.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Five Viewmaster reels arranged on a tablecloth. The top three overlap each other and read: Colonial Willimasburg, Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish Country, and Holland.\" class=\"wp-image-574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-History-VLML.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-History-VLML.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Travel View-Master reels like these entertained adults.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, by 1951 View-Master began to release folktales and Disney art on the reels, which cemented their popularity with children. Now we know of them as a children&#8217;s toy but that&#8217;s not how they began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of viewers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the first viewers mentioned earlier, the Sawyer company (who actually manufactured the reels) came up with a boxy, metal-and-Bakelite viewer that you see below. Almost all the following View-Master viewers were based on this style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/view-masters-provide-a-look-into-the-past\/vm-viewers-vlml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-viewers-VLML.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620996668&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VM-viewers-VLML\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-viewers-VLML.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-viewers-VLML.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two black View-Master viewers stacked on top of one another. The top is a 1940s Sawyer viewer made of Bakelite, and the bottom is a Fisher Price viewer made of plastic.\" class=\"wp-image-580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-viewers-VLML.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vintagelivingmodernlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/VM-viewers-VLML.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Two viewers. The top is a Sawyer Bakelite viewer from the 1940s that has a light, and the bottom is a Fisher Price Star Wars viewer from the 1990s.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The top viewer in the photo above has a light attachment bolted to it. It looks like a box with a big red button on the top. This little add-on allowed enthusiasts to view the reels in low light. You could look at them anywhere, as long as you had an electric outlet for the plug that came out the bottom of the attachment. This was a great boon for night-time viewing in houses that didn&#8217;t always have adequate light available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know all this, how can you explore vintage View-Masters on your own? If you want to see how View-Masters provide a look into the past, you can easily assemble a set via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1311&amp;_nkw=viewmaster+slides&amp;_sacat=14277&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_osacat=14277&amp;_odkw=viewmaster\">eBay<\/a>. Other options include local flea markets and vintage stores, Etsy.com, and places that specialize in old toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s cold outside. It&#8217;s raining. Perhaps you don&#8217;t feel well. How do you amuse yourself on cold days, rainy days, and quiet days? Not too long ago, adults and children alike reached for the View-Master. View-Masters provide a look into the past, as well as laid-back entertainment. 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