2- Vtg 1940 Redwood Highway Calif Tru-Vue 3D Stereo History Film View-Master

Description

Set of 2 Vtg 1940 Redwood Highway Tru-Vue 3D Stereo Photos Film Reel Strip View-Master
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I have collected 3D photo memorabilia for 30+ years and it's time that I let some of my prized collectibles go.
This is a rare complete set of two vintage Tru-Vue film strip reels of 3D pictures taken of the
Redwood Highway with both film strips in early matching red & silver boxes.  Each film strip reel
contains 14 different 3D stereo images for viewing within a Tru-Vue viewer stereoscope (not
included). See this historic park as it once were in these wonderful 3D photos from 75+ years ago!
Today these reels are very interesting historic stuff, and all in eye-popping 3D! Complete sets
almost never show up leaving collectors to find each film strip one at a time.
This set contains:
519 Redwood Highway #1
520 Redwood Highway #2
Condition:
The film strip reels
are all in excellent condition and all are in their original red and silver boxes with the original cardboard inserts! I have personally
gone through each film strip reel with white gloves on and inspected every frame and every film cog. All are perfect guaranteed! I would suggest when
viewing these rare films (and all other Tru-Vue films), to pull them slowly through the viewer rather than using the advance lever. This is how the cogs
get torn.
Both of the boxes
have slight shelf wear as to be expected as can be seen in my photos, but all flaps
are present and there is no writing, tears, or crushes anywhere on the boxes. The number #2 box has a
store sticker on the backside from where it was originally purchased. The store name Dayton's
. The store sticker doesn't detract from the value...only
enhance it with provenance! Each reel is in its original cardboard sleeve. I have tried my best to
photograph every aspect of the boxes and film strips. Please check my pictures out and if you have
any questions, please email!  Packaging on these (as well as all my items) will be very secure!
Thanks for looking!
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE 3D STEREO VIEWERS, VIEWS, and CAMERAS
About The Redwood Highway
from Wikipedia:
The Redwood Highway, the 350-mile-long (560 km) northernmost segment of the highway, begins
at the Golden Gate and passes through the world's tallest and only extensive preserves of virgin,
old-growth coast redwood trees.
These 3D stereoviews were taken in the 1940s... at this time logging still continued in those parts of
the forests that were privately owned, accelerated by WW II and the economic boom of the 1950s.
By the 1960s, logging had consumed nearly 90 percent of all the original redwoods. It wasn’t until
1968 that Redwood National Park was established, which secured some of the few remaining
stands of uncut redwoods. In 1978, Congress added more land that included logged-over portions
of Redwood Creek. Today, these lands are undergoing large-scale restoration by the parks'
resource managers. Logging continues on privately-held lands nearby and throughout the redwood
region.
See the Redwoods the way they were before they were protected!
About Tru-Vue from the UK Viewmaster website:
TRU-VUE Inc., Rock Island, Illinois USA manufactured the viewers and over 400 different 3D film reels. The company was founded in 1931 and after
the 1933 "Century of Progress Exposition" in Chicago grew and flourished through the 1930's and 40's. The original viewers used 35mm 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!.  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.
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