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The Demise Of The View-masterI read with a bit of sadness to see that the View-master is pretty much going away as I loved those little disks. My grandparents (and now my parents) have quite a collection of old View-master disks from when they were younger, even some from a long while ago when Petersen Rock Gardens didn't look so dilapidated (don't get me wrong, it still looks decent, but nothing like it does on those little disks). I used to love going to grandmas and pouring through the box of disks they had, seeing far off locales and stories that I'd never seen before (all in psuedo-3D). I'm going to have to dig those old things out and look through them again -- they'll probably be collectors items soon. 3 CommentsRebecca said on 03/23/09 @ 10:24 PM:Hey, I've got the old Peterson Rock Garden View-Master disk, too! Great stuff! I am proud that my children are 4th-generation visitors to the place. Redmond-ite said on 03/24/09 @ 11:38 AM: My kids have some of the newer kind that have sound chips included so different slides make different sounds. They think they're cool... I think it ruins it just a little. Flu-Bird said on 04/11/09 @ 11:59 AM: I got a view master at a yardsalea few years ago and later got some discs, looks like the end of a era. can anyone ever remember old toy companies like IDEAL and MARKS? Post a comment |
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