Thursday, August 23, 2018

ViewMaster "The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World" Reel

In case people have no memory of the old Viewmaster toy, MeTV made a commercial illustrating its use:





I tried to photograph my old Viewmaster "The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World" reel:



























with a child's projector microscope with limited results.




















1. The Pyramids of Egypt (2780 B.C.)

Here is the unmagnified reel just backlit. The title of the image is at the top of the circle and the two stereoscopic images are along the horizontal diameter:














right of image:






















left of image:






















Close up of pyramid workers on ramps





















2. The Colossus of Rhodes (280 B.C.)













Fuzzy full length photo:

























close up of face is still fuzzy:





















close up of his feet are also fuzzy:























3. The Lighthouse at Alexandria (250 B.C.)












Base of the lighthouse






















fuzzy full length photo




















even fuzzier full length:






















4. Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 B.C.)







fuzzy photo:




















close up:
























5.  Temple of Diana, Ephesus (323 B.C.)



















































6. The Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus (350 B.C.)






















base of tomb:





















Top of the tomb:























7. Statue of Zeus at Olympia (425 B.C.)











Fuzzy full length:























Equally fuzzy photo of face:

























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