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View-Master deluxe projector
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2018.09.02.021
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[ca. 1939-] (Manufacturing)
- Manufacturer
- Sawyer's Inc.
- Place
- Portland (OR)
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Physical description
1 piece of photographic viewing equipment : electric view master ; 24 x 14 x 18 cm
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Item is a brown electric view master projector manufactured by Swayer's Inc. Originally this item was meant as an educational tool for adults but quickly became a popular children's toy. Item is made of plastic and metal. This projector has adjustable lenses, 100 watt light bulb, metal angle adjustment, slot to insert reels on the top and vent to cool light. The lever on the side of the viewer will rotate the reel one frame at a time once pressed. From box: 100 watt projector, 1/2.8 lens, 2 1/4 focal lengeth, and 50" picture image. This projector was designed to project view master reels against flat white screens.
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Physical condition
Handle has signs of melting.
Immediate source of acquisition
Collected by the late Dr. Martin J. Bass and Gail Silverman Bass and donated to the Ryerson University Library and Archives by Gail Bass in 2018
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Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction