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Sawyer’s View-Master Viewer from the 1950s in good vintage condition is fully functional, with over 50 included reels covering The Flintstones, Vatican State, Italy travel series and more.
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Large vintage View-Master collection – Sawyer’s viewer (1950s) + 50+ reels (Italy, Flintstones, Vatican, Circus, rare travel series)
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Description
A substantial and diverse View-Master collection, consisting of an original 1950s Sawyer’s viewer and a large lot of over 50 reels covering animated series, religious themes, Middle Eastern topics, European travel reels, botany, and classic educational subjects.
The viewer is an original early Sawyer’s model made in Portland, Oregon (USA), fully functional and in good vintage condition.
The reels span the 1950s–1970s and include several desirable series such as The Flintstones, Vatican State, Italy travel sets, Circus, and early Middle East and botanical reels.
This is an excellent collector’s set, ideal for enthusiasts or resellers.
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Included items
1. Sawyer’s View-Master Viewer
• Maker: Sawyer’s Inc., Portland, Oregon, USA
• Period: 1950s
• Material: Early plastic (Bakelite-style)
Condition: good vintage condition, lenses clear, mechanism working.
Colour: Black
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Complete list of included reels
A. Animation
The Flintstones – Reel B5141, 5142 and 5143
A Hanna-Barbera production
1962
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B. Religious & Middle East
Vatican State – Reel 2721, 2722, and 2723.
1949
Mecca Reel 2283
Made in Belgium
Holy Year 1950 – Vatican 2726
Made on REEL USA
1951
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C. Circus
A Day at the Circus – Reel 7701 and 7702
1952
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D. Italy travel series (Sawyer’s, 1949)
1601 – Italy
1602 – Italy
• 1604 – Italy
• 1605 – Italy
• 1606 – Venice
1608 – Florence
• 1610 – Italy
• 1612 – Italy
• 1614 – Italy
1616 – Italy
• 1618 – Italy
• 1620 – Italy
• 1622 – Italy
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E. Numbered educational/geographical reels
• 31 - Grand Canyon - 1946
81 - Niagara Falls - 1946
82 - Niagara Falls - 1946
107 - Rainier National Park
136 - Government Buildings
137 - Washington DC
• 158 - Rockefeller Center - 1948
• 163 - Miami Beach - 1949
164 - Cypress Gardens - 1949
• 165 - Miami - 1949
• 196 - Grand Coulee Dam - 1946
220 - Homes of Movie Stars
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F. Additional travel reels
• 2300 – The Tyrol (Austria) - 1953
• 2320 – Innsbruck (Austria) - 1956
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G. Botanical
Cactaceae – C.9 - 1945
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Total:
All reels in good vintage condition with normal signs of age.
Most include original sleeves.
Condition
Viewer: Good and working.
Reels: Good
colors preserved
Please inspect the photos for full details.
Shipping
Will be carefully packaged in multiple layers and shipped with tracking.
Worldwide shipping available.
Large vintage View-Master collection – Sawyer’s viewer (1950s) + 50+ reels (Italy, Flintstones, Vatican, Circus, rare travel series)
The symbol (⸻)
Description
A substantial and diverse View-Master collection, consisting of an original 1950s Sawyer’s viewer and a large lot of over 50 reels covering animated series, religious themes, Middle Eastern topics, European travel reels, botany, and classic educational subjects.
The viewer is an original early Sawyer’s model made in Portland, Oregon (USA), fully functional and in good vintage condition.
The reels span the 1950s–1970s and include several desirable series such as The Flintstones, Vatican State, Italy travel sets, Circus, and early Middle East and botanical reels.
This is an excellent collector’s set, ideal for enthusiasts or resellers.
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Included items
1. Sawyer’s View-Master Viewer
• Maker: Sawyer’s Inc., Portland, Oregon, USA
• Period: 1950s
• Material: Early plastic (Bakelite-style)
Condition: good vintage condition, lenses clear, mechanism working.
Colour: Black
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Complete list of included reels
A. Animation
The Flintstones – Reel B5141, 5142 and 5143
A Hanna-Barbera production
1962
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B. Religious & Middle East
Vatican State – Reel 2721, 2722, and 2723.
1949
Mecca Reel 2283
Made in Belgium
Holy Year 1950 – Vatican 2726
Made on REEL USA
1951
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C. Circus
A Day at the Circus – Reel 7701 and 7702
1952
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D. Italy travel series (Sawyer’s, 1949)
1601 – Italy
1602 – Italy
• 1604 – Italy
• 1605 – Italy
• 1606 – Venice
1608 – Florence
• 1610 – Italy
• 1612 – Italy
• 1614 – Italy
1616 – Italy
• 1618 – Italy
• 1620 – Italy
• 1622 – Italy
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E. Numbered educational/geographical reels
• 31 - Grand Canyon - 1946
81 - Niagara Falls - 1946
82 - Niagara Falls - 1946
107 - Rainier National Park
136 - Government Buildings
137 - Washington DC
• 158 - Rockefeller Center - 1948
• 163 - Miami Beach - 1949
164 - Cypress Gardens - 1949
• 165 - Miami - 1949
• 196 - Grand Coulee Dam - 1946
220 - Homes of Movie Stars
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F. Additional travel reels
• 2300 – The Tyrol (Austria) - 1953
• 2320 – Innsbruck (Austria) - 1956
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G. Botanical
Cactaceae – C.9 - 1945
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Total:
All reels in good vintage condition with normal signs of age.
Most include original sleeves.
Condition
Viewer: Good and working.
Reels: Good
colors preserved
Please inspect the photos for full details.
Shipping
Will be carefully packaged in multiple layers and shipped with tracking.
Worldwide shipping available.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
View-Master
Model/ type nr
Sawyer's View-Master viewer
Condition
Good
No. of main devices
1
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