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The seven stereoscopic images are made up of 14 film transparencies held by the View-Master reel.  Then, the components of each pair are viewed at the same time, one by each eye, simulating binocular depth perception.\n\nThe View-Master was originally intended to serve as an alternative to the scenic postcard and was sold at photography shops, stationary stores, and gift shops. The United States military saw potential in the View Master to be used for personnel training  leading to its purchasing 100,000 View-Masters and almost six million reels from 1942 to the end of World War II in 1945.\n\nSince 2015, a new version of the View-Master has been produced called the View-Master Virtual Reality View, based on virtual reality using smartphones.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n[https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/View-Master|View Master Wikipedia]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Introduced in 1939, View-Master is a trademarked line of special-format "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stereoscope","target":false}}],"text":"stereoscopes"},{"type":"text","text":" and corresponding View-master \u201creels\u201d, thin cardboard disks containing seven "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stereoscopy","target":false}}],"text":"stereoscopic 3D pairs"},{"type":"text","text":" of small transparent color photographs on film.  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Originally manufactured and sold by Sawyer\u2019s, the use of small high-quality photographic color images in the View Master system was made possible due to the arrival of Kodachrome color film four years prior to the View-Master\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n<p>In its early reels, most of the images were tourist attractions and travel views, meant to interest users of all ages. Since the original View Master, there have been several iterations and now most View-Master reels are intended for children. The seven stereoscopic images are made up of 14 film transparencies held by the View-Master reel.  Then, the components of each pair are viewed at the same time, one by each eye, simulating binocular depth perception.<\/p>\n\n<p>The View-Master was originally intended to serve as an alternative to the scenic postcard and was sold at photography shops, stationary stores, and gift shops. The United States military saw potential in the View Master to be used for personnel training  leading to its purchasing 100,000 View-Masters and almost six million reels from 1942 to the end of World War II in 1945.<\/p>\n\n<p>Since 2015, a new version of the View-Master has been produced called the View-Master Virtual Reality View, based on virtual reality using smartphones.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div><div class=\"headerContainer\"><a class=\"selfLink\" href=\"#Section_Additional_Information\" title=\"Link to this section\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span    class=\"fa-svg-icon\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" overflow=\"visible\"><!--! 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