General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PLASTIC CASING, OPTICAL PIECES, SCREEN/.2-.7 SYNTHETIC IMAGES IN CARDBOARD MOUNTS, PAPER ENVELOPES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.4 cm

Width

7.5 cm

Height

9.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GAF

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Oregon

City

Portland

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1960S

Canada

EQUIPMENT USED BY GAS PRODUCER & DISTRIBUTOR CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO CITY OF TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF INCREASING COMPETITION WITH & EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.

Function

DEVICE USED TO VIEW SPECIALLY FORMATTED TRANSPARENCIES SO AS TO OBTAIN VISUAL IMPRESSION OF DEPTH. THIS EXAMPLE WAS SPECIFICALLY USED TO SHOW SETS OF SLIDES ABOUT GAS COMPANY & CITY IN WHICH IT WAS LOCATED.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOULDED LOGO & LETTERING ON CASING READS "VIEW-MASTER" & "MADE IN U.S.A. GAF CORPORATION PORTLAND OREGON/ T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.-MARCA REG. MARQUE DEPOSEE/ BELGIUM PAT. 493,128"; LABEL ON CASING READING "INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT./ Consumers' Gas/ SYSTEM/ 19 TORONTO ST., TORONTO 1, ONTARIO, CANADA/ 416-443-5694"/.2-.3 BLACK LETTERING READS "1" (.2) & "2" (.3) & "THE/ CONSUMERS'/ GAS SYSTEM/ Industrial Development Project/ gaf [LOGO] VIEW-MASTER/ Stereo Reel/ PORTLAND, OREGON 97207/ MADE IN U.S.A./ GAF CORPORATION/ New York, N.Y., U.S.A./ T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off./ Marque Deposee Marca Reg./ VIEW-MASTER/ 3-D REEL/ PRESENTATION"

Missing

APPEARSCOMPLETE

Finish

.1 LIGHT BROWN CASING, LEVER/.2-.7 WHITE CARDBOARD & PAPER

Decoration

MARKINGS CONTINUED:.4-.5 "18/ CONSUMERS'/ GAS SYSTEM/ INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT/ GAF [LOGO] VIEW-MASTER/ STEREO REEL/ PORTLAND, OREGON 97207/ MADE IN U.S.A./ GAF CORPORATION/ NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A./ T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MARQUE DEPOSEE MARCA REG./ INDUSTRIAL/ DEVELOPMENT/ DIVISION/ AURORA"/.6-.7 SAME EXCEPT "20" INSTEAD OF "18" & "NEWMARKET" INSTEAD OF "AURORA/.2-.7 BLACK PRINTED LABELS FOR IMAGES