Object Details
- Manufactured by
- View-Master International Group
- Owned by
- Michael Holman, American, born 1955
- Description
- A red Mattel View-Master stereoscope. The front of a View-Master is red plastic with white outlined text that reads: [3D] in the top, proper right corner and [View-Master] in the bottom, proper right corner. The middle of the View-Master has a recessed section that is black where two eye slots can be seen. Imprinted text in the bottom, proper left corner reads: [View-Master / International Group / Portland, Oregon / Made in U.S.A. / T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / Marca Registrada / Marque Deposee]. The top of the proper right side has an orange lever (used to move the picture slides when loaded into the View-Master). The back of the view master has text imprinted that reads: [3D] in the top, proper left corner and [View-Master] in the bottom, proper left corner. The back has two protruding pieces for the user to place their eyes into to view the slides. The top has a slot to insert the slides.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1984
- Object number
- 2016.31.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- stereoscopes
- Medium
- plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 3 in. (8.9 × 13.7 × 7.6 cm)
- Place made
- Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Play
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.31.2.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504f33cc7-e364-4244-9d8d-24b8b316ebd5
