The Master Collector of View-Master | Show Me Your Nerd
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- If you were a '90s kid, you definitely grew up with one of these, but you might not know that the View-Master was a lot more than just a children's toy. Meet Rebecca Kilbreath, who has almost every unique kind of View-Master ever made and over 1,500 reels in this latest episode of Show Me Your Nerd.
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This was not just a toy. It was an experience. This should had never went away.
I fear that much of “wonder” went along with it.
@@MultiProudMother It it was still in existence, I wonder what would a 2020 theme look like!😉
Many forms of 3D experience have come and gone but View-master stilll goes on. I like it better than my VR headset.
For us collectors, it's very sad that View Master is no more. But there are other companies who produce reels that work well in these viewers.
@@chuckfield8210 Bah. But its just not the same. I feel like a grandpa at age 40 where they don't make things like they use too... Now you can turn on a book instead of opening one.
I’ve just showed this to my parents to prove them that my View-Master "obsession" isn’t all that bad.
Innocent & healthy I would say
Lol
Hello,I started my, ViewMaster reel
Collection back, in 1971 in my Grandfather's camera, store and I still have ,them to this very day.
It was the best we had at that time, 3d in your hands
I had my first View Master in 1972, at 10. I saw one a year before at a friends house and I started saving for my own. A year after that I got a View Master Projector from my mother and I started to show pictures at my friends parties. The View Masters at that time, came in 3 models; the "regular" one, the one with backlighting and the Talking View Master.
Hello,I started my, collection of ViewMaster, reels back in 1971
At my, Grandfather's camera store. And I still, have them to this
Very day.
I'm the weirdest collector ever. I'm so choosy. I was going through my reels last night and discovered that I have the Sawyers Peter Pan set from 1957 AND the 1966 GAF set completely intact.
In case you're wondering, yes, both sets are exactly the same dioramas inside. But it's SO COOL to have the branding of both versions side by side!
I’ve got a model D and I love it, I have thousands of reels and I love them. I continue to collect them and just about every word that you said in this video I can identify with. It’s a wonderful hobby, nice to share it with Rebecca!
Loved View Masters. Had no idea there were that many films.
My mom gave me my first View Master when I finish 1st grade, back in the early 1970s. It was a present since I passed with good grades. I remember the first reel I ever watched in my View Master was a biblical story, Noah's Ark. Seeing all this reels and VMs takes me back to my simple, happy childhood.
the problem i found is that either the reels are the same ones you find over and over, or if they are unusual the seller wants to sell for big bucks. For me finding stuff for a collection for pennies on the dollar is part of the fun.
And avoiding the Magenta
My husband tells me a story every few months about the viewfinder. When he was a kid he saw a slide of a green tree they made him so happy and content. A peaceful picture he says he will never forget. I have been trying to find the picture. He’s 51, thinking of a particular time frame. I will keep searching. If you have any ideas , please let me know. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Try the Viewmaster wikis, forums and catalogs out there. Go from 1939 to whatever year it was when your husband was 5... Good luck!
try a series called mystery trees, because i had a similar desire of an image of a car driving through a hollowed trunk of a giant redwood, it was on that series
Many reels have trees. It could be nearly impossible to find the one he liked. But you could certainly pick up a viewer and some nature related reels. I'm 61 and have been collecting 3D images since the 1980s, but it's never too late to start.
It's been 2 years, I'm really curious if you've found the picture of the tree
Did you find the picture ?!
Sadly, I totally get this lady. I also have my childhood View Master reels (uh... and those of my older brother) & 1 viewer. I can't bring myself to either ditch them or give them away. What I admire is how clean and mint condition her reels are in. My stuff was played with by me, so it's all rather tatty. I get the nerd vibes she gives off. You GO girl!
"I hope my next new reel has the weirdest thing i've ever seen"
~*Hervé Roy's "Lovers Theme" begins playing in the background*~
My childhood.
I had my first Viewmaster in the mid-1950’s, later supplemented with a projector. It fueled my 3D obsession. While I ultimately did not become a Viewmaster collector, I do film in 3D and have a collection of well over 100 3D Blu-Ray films.
Just bought my first one on ebay, these are just super fun!
Where did you buy yours from Doug? I’m really curious where they’re still sold.
View-Master was invented in my hometown, so my dad caught the bug and bought a VM stereo camera and equip. I still have the camera and the many reels of our family vacations and events he made.
Wow! So you can actually take your own photos for View Master reels? That's crazy. How does that even work
You can search “stereo camera” online. It’s a camera with 2 parallel lenses. It takes 2 pictures in the same exact angle of separation of your two eyes. After you develop the negative… you can create your reels by glueing them by hand. It’s not so easy to do. But at the time they have instructions on how to do it. And they used to sell “blank” viewmaster reels holders ready to receive the negatives… it must be a lot of fun!!
Probably the only place you'll see a Dolphin jumping through a hoop of fire, awesome... Fantastic collection. Viewmaster was the virtual reality of the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, before the term virtual reality existed ... Where are the best places to pick up "lots" of reels, any suggestions anyone?, cheers,
Ebay can be good, but beware price-gougers and condition-exaggerators. Wait and watch then swoop in when there's a great deal. Other auctions can have great deals too.
Memories they bring back and I officially guarantee it. OH YEAH!!!!!!!
Dang! She takes view mastering to a whole new level lol
As a Gen Xer growing up in the 70s, it was my favorite toy because it allowed me to use my imagination. I would watch a Flintstone reel, and imagine I was inside a tiny movie theatre watching the Flintstones
You truly are a master collector of Viewmaster! Very cool. Thanks
I just got a major collection of vintage viewers and 2000+ reels from an estate. Picking it up today!
I'm also obsessed! And I really admire your collection. I'm dying to get a Model D!
Save all yours pennies as it is incredible viewing with a model D.
I never had this view.master ..i always wanted in my childhood....now buying for my kid's 👍🤗
Great.
What would be nice is a web page listing what she has. That way if someone has something she doesn't have, they could send it.
Not to point fingers, but i might have something...
I'm connected with Rebecca through View Master collector Facebook groups. We do communicate with each other and sometimes help each other locate interesting finds.
I have about 25,000 reels, and other Sawyers collectibles but I never cataloged them on computer like you. There are so many variants that are not noted in books that I have, that all those findings will one day be lost. I just don't have the time to go back and note every variance that I found, from alternate camera angles to booklet differences, to font differences on the packets, to font differences on the reels....and also, some hybrid sets such as set number stamped on packets that included single reels, and many other such variants. It's endless. and fun.
Got this for my almost 3 year old for Christmas. It has animal reels with it. We have this space "planetarium" thing and he loves looking at the planets on the ceiling so I think he'll enjoy this. Plus no batteries.
Her spreadsheet comment hit me for real.
I had this when I was a kid, I have a blue one, lol. Memories!
Thank you so much for your video. I was trying to look up viewmasters for my nephew's son who's 13 and it never heard of them and as it was playing and I was listening I was like oh my God this is so cool. Appreciate you.☺🙋🏽💯
Nice to see someone with the same obsession.
I had the LILO & Stitch Viewmaster with 3 reels.
Hello, we saw your video, liked it and subscribed to your
channel. We are also fascinated by the 3D-VIEW-MASTER and
Stereography and we read the View-Master Booklets on our
channel to the reels.
Love my ViewMaster. Enjoyed the projector at a friends house. But you lose the 3D. In a group the projectors were good. Alone. Give me 3D.
Had this wayback in the 80s im 47 now wahaha
I love her passion lol
Very nice.
The sheer amount of vocal fry is amazing.
These things were cool I had one when I was like 6
Amazing collection. Love it!
Go aunt Rebecca
Ian murray YEAH GO AUNT REBECCA!! My comment is better
How do you clean your reels? I’m a collector and I like your methods!
When the plastic push-button broke on my Viewmaster D, the slider was quite sharp, so I would just go and get a bandaid and wrap it around my index finger. I had the "Cadillac" one that Rebecca mentioned. Correct me if I'm wrong but those were made of Bakelite I think. I had tons of tourist-y slides, but the ones that made me the happiest were 'The Flintstones', 'Deputy Dawg' and one of Daffy Duck which, if I remember correctly was titled 'Daffy flies South' or something like that. He had a hard time accepting that normal ducks weren't like him.
It was a great time to be alive!
Love View Masters! Great collection!
These things are dope.
Hi , good stuff, are there any ghost, horror or Halloween related reels around?
I wish I had money to give my nephew one with the dinosaurs your collection is pretty awesome
Well done!
Amazing, a View Master collector! I think the family had a View Master B, since it was a distinctive round shape, compared to the later square ones.;) Speaking photographically, these were Real 3D, not the "I see layers" effect seen in Hollyweird movies. Even in an IMAX film, I see layers, instead of "looking into the scene" via View Master.
The later cartoon reels did have that layered effect. I don't care for those nearly as well.
She's so neat and organized.
Imagine her adding BTS Film Viewer 💜💜💜
Beautiful ❤️
I had a viewmaster in the 70s. Hey what with the Brokendown crackle in voice at the end of a sentence. Is it a Hollywood trendy thing like up speak. 😁😆😆😆😆
I'm trying to remember a view master slide called "something and men from the 5th de-mention " . do you know the slide I'm talking about. ?
Awesome
I’ve a great idea 💡 everyone that has some reels that they are not using send them to her,for free.if I had any i sure would ! !
Most of us collectors HAVE had people give us reels. It's always a nice surprise.
Would you like to make some home-made reels? I want to sell my Viewmaster Personal camera, cutter, instruction books, and a few blank Viewmaster Personal reels?
Like the stereo scope evolved. Had one of those too.
VW has a quality of waaaaaay back then that lPs & SPs now DONT - REAL 3D DEPTH & COLOR!
WOW!!
Wow. When I was going to garage sales in the 90s looking for Ataris and 60s and 70s toys and stuff from my childhood....it wasn't unusual to see a box with a Viewmaster and 30 to 100 reels for 3 to 5 bucks. I didn't buy any then. These things are crazy expensive now. I only have about 200 reels. I would love to have all The World's Fair ones...cannot afford. Maybe if I buy just one a month...lol.
I like the old scenic ones but especially like the ones with people in them to see their clothes and hairstyles and so many of the men smoking pipes. I would LOVE a huge box full of personal reels. I would just love a huge box full of reels. Lol.
Where do you get your reels now? 🎋I have several older ones: Disneyland, Winnie the Pooh, Nursery Rhymes, Bambi and Rudolph.
I’m looking to buy one for my daughter, which model would be best in your opinion? She’s 2y/o.
Where did you acquire all of the old reels?
I had this as a kid. I don't know if we still have everything.
This is amazing! I just saw one of these for sale in my country (Bulgaria) and I immediately bought it since stuff like that are really rare here. I’m just sad I don’t have any of the pictures 😢. But I’m looking!
You know if u want i have some reels and a model D i wanna sell this..but im in the Philippines😁
Go to antiques store I fine a lot there
My neighbors love this
Where to buy viewmaster reels?
Ebay
this girl would be my best friend
What a wonderful story! Thanks for shooting and sharing. I could easily be wrong but weren't these done by the 90's as hand held games became all the rage?
Soo cool 😎👍
I had that red one as a kid. But I have a question for anyone who sees this:
Which is the best model view-master to get? Are there major differences/improvements/compatibility issues?
Isn't there one later model that had something wrong with it? Toxic plastic or something?
The best version of it is the newest plastic ones that have an oval like shape. In her collection , there is a blue one in the middle of the bottom of the screen, when she show them all at a table. It has better lenses and the pictures are much larger and better focused. i have 2 of these, to see the reels with my kids. But sure, they are plastic and fragile, not as the traditional black ones.
have viewmaster with Its Fun Charlie Brown reels in box and some Ghost Town in The Sky and Maggie Valley, N.C. reels
I had plans to create a View Master porn empire. But by the time I had grown up enough, VHS came and went, DVDs were huge and online had just started (and almost all of them required a hefty subscription). I really thought I had my life on the path to creating generational wealth combining two of the best things on earth - toys and naked ladies.
I just picked up who framed Roger Rabbit 👍🏼😎
Wow .i had a viewmaster in 1991 . And just one reel .Dinosaurs
Ma'am, where can I buy the reels of viewmaster camera? From the philippines...where can I acquire the reels?
The only toys kids have these days is iPhone and different versions of iPhones. All my friends kids do is play Games on tablets and watch CZcams. Do I ever miss growing up in the 90s era
i used to have one in the early 90's that looked more like a camera with one eye piece that you looked through i've never seen the same one ince i would love to see one again it had pictures of africa inside, and my friend used to have a really cool one it had a winding handle on the side it was a star wars one
Nice! I just got a 3D Michael Jackson vew master
Why does her voice end sounding cracked?
Love it.
Were can you find, a view master .
Marilyn Schofield just thought I would say hi since we share the same last name.
I have my smart phone and my VR... Im fortunate..
I was in one
One more thing dont forget the video roll one use battery "apolo" brand if im not miss spelling
The master to view!
I had Little Black Sambo. I don't still own it, nor wish to.
highest res vr headset
これは懐かしい3Dビュアーですね。
De niño, tenia un View Master. Voy a buscarlo en el mercado de cosas usadas de los domingos que se pone en mi colonia. Últimamente he pensado en este juguete.
I guess theres worst things to collect
I have two pieces... Regard from Indonesia
😎
been collecting sceneic ones from St. Louis my hometown. Years ago I tore open my childhoood viewers when they broke. I have a number of viewers now. My childhood one was a model f red.
I am SO jealous
I have a Viewmaster pen that shows actually porno in it lol
Any excess view masters let me know.
The coaster nerd in me is dying to get the Busch gardens dark continent one
So I just found out about them now I am a collect
Nintendo 3DS
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