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Mattel View-Master owned by Michael Holman

African American Museum

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    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

    Date

    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

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    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

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
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    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504f33cc7-e364-4244-9d8d-24b8b316ebd5

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.31.2.1

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