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Posted: 8/7/2023 8:51:06 PM EDT
[#1]
I remember.
Way cool. |
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Posted: 8/7/2023 8:52:46 PM EDT
[#2]
I had one.
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Posted: 8/7/2023 9:02:37 PM EDT
[#3]
Hell yeah, view master, etchasketch, pong, uno, marbles, jacks
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Posted: 8/7/2023 9:07:28 PM EDT
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My Gen Z kids have them new, although theme parks were phasing them out. I have one from when I was a kid, GAF brand. Also have the one my brother had, Sawyer brand.
One of the ‘retro’ decorations that the local Red Robin restaurant has is a 4’ diameter facsimiles of a view master reel. Reels still available on Amazon, but not cheap. https://www.amazon.com/viewmaster-reels/s?k=viewmaster+reels |
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Posted: 8/7/2023 9:16:04 PM EDT
[#5]
I know someone that works for GAF. Manufactures building materials now.
And yes we had one. |
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Posted: 8/7/2023 9:31:01 PM EDT
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Had one plus click-clacks
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Posted: 8/7/2023 9:37:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Had one plus click-clacks I had a pair of those too, right around when they first became a fad/craze. And as I recall, the first version shattered and caused some injuries. Somewhere today there's probably someone walking around who is blind because they got "Click Clack Shrapnel" in their eyes as a kid (  ).This resulted in a CPSC product recall. I just searched, and apparently they still sell them - although not the same material as those early ones that could shatter. 
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Posted: 8/7/2023 10:00:35 PM EDT
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Yep mine exploded , so I only had a click
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Posted: 8/7/2023 10:34:18 PM EDT
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Quoted: That's right! Before we had the Internet, or console gaming platforms, or in many cases even VHS tapes or (for a lot of us) cable TV, as kids we had... ...VIEW MASTER! 3D Stereoscopic Image Viewers! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/49274/VM_Viewer-2910804.jpg And of course, we had MANY EXCITING TOPICS to choose from, among the available View Master subject reels! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/49274/VM_Prarie-2910805.png  Wait - what's that smell? It smells like "BOOMER" in here!  Do you recall their Spokesman? Hint: was in Fort Apache My Darling Clementine The Grapes Of Wrath all are Dir. John Ford |
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Posted: 8/7/2023 10:36:26 PM EDT
[#10]
The 3d dinosaurs...
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Posted: 8/7/2023 10:41:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/7/2023 11:10:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My favorite disc was "Dinosaurs". Probably still have it. I still have mine, somewhere, and I believe that's the only disc I have left. |
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Posted: 8/7/2023 11:54:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember. As do I. |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 2:07:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Throw in an Air Blaster from Wham-O and now we are talking. Hell yes. The box that the air blaster came in had a picture of a gorillas face on the box that you could shoot with the air blast. It was pretty cool. |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 2:47:17 AM EDT
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Quoted: That's right! Before we had the Internet, or console gaming platforms, or in many cases even VHS tapes or (for a lot of us) cable TV, as kids we had... A View Master was one of the gifts I received for my TV appearances with Art Linkletter/George Fenneman (ca 1957-1958). I took it with me on our Mom's cross country tour of the USA. |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 2:54:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My favorite disc was "Dinosaurs". Probably still have it. I had that, but it's long gone. |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 2:58:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had a Viewmaster, I also had this.  https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78788/d921vertibirda-944378.jpg I had the version that was a coast guard ship. This is the one. 
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Posted: 8/8/2023 3:06:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had a Viewmaster, I also had this. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78788/d921vertibirda-944378.jpg YES! Greatest toy I ever had. I learned weights and balances and center of gravity without even knowing it, lifting various Lego structures and stolen Barbie accessories. My sister never did figure out where they went. No telling how many hours I laid on the floor and flew that thing. I was too young for Viet Nam, but I bet I could have been an OH6 pilot in a heartbeat! lol 
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Posted: 8/8/2023 8:33:29 AM EDT
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The Talking View Master was pretty damn AWESOME for a 1970's kid.
 I vividly recall loving the talking Star Trek sets, among other things 
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Posted: 8/8/2023 8:45:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Gen X Master Race checking in and I remember having several View Masters. Same here. It was a fun little gadget |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 8:51:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember. |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 8:55:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/8/2023 8:59:51 AM EDT
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Had one. Guess it depended on what disc you had for it. I didn't think it was a big deal.
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Posted: 8/8/2023 9:12:39 AM EDT
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I had one, and with it I had two or three shoeboxes worth of the discs that went in them.
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Posted: 8/8/2023 9:18:36 AM EDT
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I loved my Viewmaster, we had two or three always within reach.
Anyone remember this? We still have one upstairs. What is neat is that it comes with spare bulbs taped to the inside. 
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Posted: 8/8/2023 9:35:21 AM EDT
[#26]
Yes, I do remember.
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Posted: 8/8/2023 9:48:51 AM EDT
[#27]
Jeez. Next you'll want to talk about lite bright and etch-a-sketch.
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Posted: 8/8/2023 9:50:06 AM EDT
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It was fun at the time...
Im sure it met its fate like all my toys, I need to see the insides & how they worked... I was great at taking things apart
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Posted: 8/8/2023 10:21:06 AM EDT
[#29]
I had one and am not a boomer
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Posted: 8/8/2023 11:48:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jeez. Next you'll want to talk about lite bright and etch-a-sketch.
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Posted: 8/8/2023 11:58:20 AM EDT
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I have an old View-Master in my curio cabinet that belonged to my grandparents, this one is dark brown bakelite. I had an ivory colored one when I was a kid and had a lot of disks for it. I don't know what happened to that one, maybe my younger sister has it or had it.
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Posted: 8/8/2023 11:59:54 AM EDT
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I do… and my aunt worked at the View Master factory in Beaverton Oregon (1970’s).
We got tons of seconds! |
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