The Euology Of Viewmaster Poem by Joe Rosochacki

What a pity that future children, in the USA, will not see pictures
in ‘stereo’ anymore
For the Viewmaster is be discontinued
and will not be sold in any store
Cyber
or brick and mortar
I grew up learning about the Civil War,
I saw pictures that were 100 years by then
including the ships Merrimac and Monitor
These pictures were in 3-D when you held the Viewmaster to your eyes,
the observer.
What you saw, were things that you almost touch
without fear
Maybe the time has come for 2-D to display 3-D
On the video monitor
or LCD flat screen TV
The Viewmaster was low tech
You could sit by lamp or go outside during the day if the day was sunnier
So I think that the Viewmasters will emerge,
Someday in far away places, like Myanmar.
(3-5-09)