The View-Master was first introduced at the 1939 World’s Fair. Originally intended as a souvenir (and not a children’s toy), View-Master was sold at stationary and photo stores as an alternative to postcards. It is easy to forget that the View-Master was once a successful mass-market product akin to today’s VCR and DVD player. It was family entertainment. Millions of reels have been sold and a collectors’ community thrives today even though View-Master is now owned and marketed by Fisher-Price as a toy for toddlers.
The memories of View Master are as cool as the boggling images it gave us. The experience was like graduating from story books. With a clickity clack of the trigger we were presented with frame after frame of eye popping natural wonders, bold new takes on otherwise tired tales, and Scooby’s latest madcap capers – all in 3D that was as mind-blowing as anything on our movie screens today. That’s how I remember it anyway..!
Posts Tagged ‘Images’
The View Master classic toy, trigger happy 3D images
Friday, July 24th, 2009Ruined Photos- A Gallery
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Ruined Photos- A Gallery
Holy Taco posted a beautiful collection of potentially beautiful moments of peoples lives ruined by some background incident. Whether it was shit vomit or tits lurking in the background, these photos were instantly turned from cute and boring to instant classics. Click to enjoy.
This Week in Links
Saturday, April 11th, 2009A collection of links I’ve come across in the last few weeks which I didn’t get to create posts for.
View of motorcycle crash at 75 MPH – View
Frog Jesus (WTF?) – View
Yikes, the biggest, grossest, fattiest, caloric burger ever devised. It’s a heart attack on a plate. – The Fifth Third Burger
Google before the Internet – Image
Harrowing set of images of the Mexican drug war from Boston.com Big Picture – View
Pizza place employees wears t-shirts with negative Yelp reviews – Read
Indian Pumpkin Seeds
Friday, March 13th, 2009
The Levels of HAHAHAHA
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
A clever info graphic showing levels of usage and their meaning with the word ‘hahahahahah’