Mattel View-Master owned by Michael Holman: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1984
• Manufactured by: View-Master International Group
• Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955
• 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
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Play
• Object number: 2016.31.2.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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