View-Master

View-Master was an American corporation that specialized in the production of stereoscopic images (in other words, a simple 3-D viewer and accompanying photos). Currently a subsidiary of Fisher-Price, itself a subsidiary of Mattel, Hasbro's chief rival in the toy business, View-Master used to be an independent company and a Hasbro licensee.

Merchandise

Generation 1

• Gift Set (1985)

This set included a standard View-Master reel viewer and a set of three 3D reels in a special Transformers-themed package. The reels retold the battle at Sherman Dam from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2". Glowing effects were applied to energon cubes and weapons by giving them different colors (pink and yellow) per eye.

• Reels (1985)

A set of three View-Master reels that told a Transformers story. These were the same reels that were available with the gift set above.

• Show-Beam Cartridge (1985)

A cartridge designed for use with View-Master's "Show-Beam" projector device (a flashlight that could project images onto walls, etc.). This cartridge included a Transformers story and was also available in a special gift pack with a regular Show-Beam device and a Transformers sticker on the package.

Trivia

• View-Master reels also exist for other Hasbro licenses such as G.I. Joe.
• View-Masters are so cool, dude.

External links

• View-Master at Wikipedia.