View-Master Standard Stereo Viewer, Model G, 1958-1962

Artifact

View-Master (TM)

Date Made

1958-1962

Creators

Harrison, Charles, 1931-2018 

Sawyer's, Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States, Oregon, Portland 

Creator Notes

Designed by Charles Harrison for Sawyer's Inc. of Portland, Oregon.

Keywords

View-Masters (TM) 

Stereoviewers (Wheel type viewers) 

Toys (Recreational artifacts) 

Packaging 

Stereoscopic photographs 

Play (Recreation) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.76.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Paperboard

Color

Light brown
White (Color)
Gold (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.75 in  (in packaging)

Width: 4.75 in  (in packaging)

Length: 2.875 in  (in packaging)

Inscriptions

on front of View-Master: VIEW-MASTER / SAWYER'S on back of View-Master: MADE IN U.S.A. SAWYER'S INC. PORTLAND, ORE. / T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.-MARCA. REG.-MARQUE DEPOSSEE / PATENTS: U.S. 2,511,334 / CAN. PAT. 1951, 471,259-BELGIUM PAT. 493,128 on top, front, and back of packaging: VIEW-MASTER STANDARD / STEREO VIEWER / SAWYER'S on sides of packaging: VIEW-MASTER / STEREO VIEWER / STANDARD NO. 2014 / SAWYER'S