Vintage Tru - Vue Deluxe 3 - Dimension Lighted Viewer
Item History & Price
Vintage 1953 Tru-Vue Deluxe 3-Dimension Lighted Viewer!. TRU-VUE DELUXE VIEWER for viewing card views. View is in original box with the following cards: #324 Mt Vernon, Virginia, #325 Niagara Falls, #117 The Grand Canyon, #250 Washington, DC, #232 New York City. Works good. Takes two D batteries. Cards made in 1953.
TRU-VUE Inc., Rock Island, Illinois USA manufactured the viewers. The company was founded in 1931 and after the 1933 "Century of Progress E...xposition" in Chicago grew and flourished through the 1930's and 40's. The original viewers used 35 mm filmstrips, generally containing 14 stereo views, which were pulled through the viewer using a lever (visible at the bottom of the left-hand photograph below). In 1949 Tru-Vue sold over a million reels of film!. 1950 saw Tru-Vue introduce their first color films, this was a direct attempt to compete with Sawyers View-Master. There were over 400 filmstrips made by Tru-Vue and more were available from third-parties. The quality of the 3D presented is generally very good, although the films need to be handled carefully. Film-strips and viewers were made between 1933 and 1952. Ultimately the Tru-Vue company was acquired by Sawyers View-Master in 1952, who wanted the rights to Disney licences held by the company. Thanks for looking!
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Buyer pays shipping. Will not ship international. Returns not accepted.
TRU-VUE Inc., Rock Island, Illinois USA manufactured the viewers. The company was founded in 1931 and after the 1933 "Century of Progress E...xposition" in Chicago grew and flourished through the 1930's and 40's. The original viewers used 35 mm filmstrips, generally containing 14 stereo views, which were pulled through the viewer using a lever (visible at the bottom of the left-hand photograph below). In 1949 Tru-Vue sold over a million reels of film!. 1950 saw Tru-Vue introduce their first color films, this was a direct attempt to compete with Sawyers View-Master. There were over 400 filmstrips made by Tru-Vue and more were available from third-parties. The quality of the 3D presented is generally very good, although the films need to be handled carefully. Film-strips and viewers were made between 1933 and 1952. Ultimately the Tru-Vue company was acquired by Sawyers View-Master in 1952, who wanted the rights to Disney licences held by the company. Thanks for looking!
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Buyer pays shipping. Will not ship international. Returns not accepted.
