The Rare Books and Special Collections isn’t all books. We are using the Lunar New Year
The Rare Books and Special Collections isn’t all books. We are using the Lunar New Year to take a closer look at some Chinese treasures and a retro gadget. The four volume work, Chinese Art in three-dimensional colour, comes with a View-Master and reels with 1200 images. The art works captured on the reels are from both public and private collections and have examples of art works from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century. The photographs were taken by William Gruber, with Rupert Leach taking over after Gruber’s death in 1965. The View Master is probably best known to most people as a children’s toy, but was originally intended as an educational tool. In addition to reels with images of popular film characters for children, reels were released with scenes of tourist attractions, an atlas of human anatomy and even training materials for US military personnel in WWII. The Library’s collection of eresources have some interesting articles about the invention and re-invention of the View Master. Use your library card to access these articles.Fattig, P. (2013, Aug 22). Oregon caves meeting led to invention of the view-master. McClatchy - Tribune Business News Walker, R. (2007, May 13). Toy story. New York Times (1923-Current File) Hochfelder, B. (2007). Viewing excellence in all dimensions: No rose-colored glasses required. Advanced Imaging, 22(5), 6. -- source link
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