Vintage 1940 3D Tru-Vue Niagara Falls NY US Canada Film Reel #1013 ViewMaster

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Vintage 1940 3D Tru-Vue Niagara Falls NY US Canada Film Reel #1013 ViewMaster
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I have been collecting 3D media for the last 30 years and finally decided it's time to part ways with some of my favorite things.
This is Tru-Vue reel #1013 The black and white filmstrip reel contains 14 different 3D stereo images of Niagara Falls for viewing within a Tru-Vue viewer stereoscope (not included). The reel is in it's original red & silver box. It's catalog no. 1013 and was copyrighted in 1940. It contains views of both US and Canadian falls from all angles. These photos were taken before a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the falls in June 1969 in order to clear rock from the base of the falls. Very interesting historic pictures!
The reel is in excellent condition. I have personally gone through it with white gloves to inspect every frame and every film cog and it is immaculate. For those interested in viewing these I would suggest pulling them slowly through the viewer rather than using the advance. This is how the cogs get torn. The box is in excellent condition as can be seen in my photos - there are a few small wear markes, but not bad for a small box that has been around for almost 70 years! I have tried my best to photograph every aspect of the box and film. Please check them out and if you have any questions, please email!
Thanks for looking!
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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