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[thelarsonsix]

I did track down a set of the Branson, Missouri 1995 Reels.
They include a few notable SDC attractions:
Inside Marvel Cave Cathedral Room
Old fashioned Dinner at SDC
Lost River
Also: Mutton Hollow Entertainment Park and Craft Village makes an appearance!

I am wondering if it is worth what they are asking!

http://www.rollanet.org/~vbeydler/van/behind3d.htm
Let me know what you think based on the write-up at this site...

I'm gonna try to get a hold of this guy and see if I can meet him this weekend and pick up a set. I'm only about 30min from Jeff City

[rubedugans]

What do you view yours with? I have been using my classic  1970's tan viewer.

[rubedugans]

I also have a vintage 1950s Black viewmaster

But I have plans for that...
Soon mine will loook like this one from gizmodo.com

[Ozark Outlaw]

Love it! That is a classic viewfinder. I had a plastic red one when I was a kid. What fun those things could be!

[thelarsonsix]

I have a red classic (1980's I would guess) viewer as well as a viewmaster projector. My 5 year old also has a new Discovery channel viewer that works with the reels with sound.

[Andymeets1880s]

This should get a painful groan from the crowd.....

I had the old tan Viewmaster with the SDC set. I believe I got it around the mid to late 70's when I was 6-8 years old. I wore that thing out with SDC, Bugs Bunny, Batman and others. But....to my regret....it slowly broke through time and all my reels got messed up from being thrown and stashed and put in my old toybox. They are now a memory and long gone.

*SIGH*

[rubedugans]

It happens! Many items from when I was a kid somehow made it into my adulthood, but there are a few casualties. Many lasted because I am a pack rat (not a hoarder- I am very particular about my collections (junk). I have hundreds of viewmaster reels from the 40's that are great to flip through on a rainy day. Some are fairy tales, some not too P.C. some are attractions (Snow White, Little Black Sambo, The St. Louis Zoo etc...) and soo many others. (I bought a big lot of them CHEAP on eBay not knowing what I was receiving).

[Ozark Outlaw]

That's really neat! So when you receive a new reel, every click is a new picture, and experience. Not a bad way to spend a rainy day at all.

[rubedugans]

Last night I foun ANOTHER 1971 set in a box, along with my 1963 Beverly Hillbillies set (this set has no envelope, nor does it have a book, only three the reels).

[thelarsonsix]

After looking at my 2 sets I've made a few conclusions:
The 1971 set is called "A" and the '76 set is "B". The picture on the front of the sleeve is the same but on the bottom right corner there will be either an A or B to designate which set it is. The '71 set has a book about the reels, the '76 did not come with one. On the back of the sleeve the '71 set says book included whereas the '76 set only says order form and catalog included. Some slides have the same name but the pics are different. Ie-the candle maker, the candy maker and a few others.

[KBCraig]

After looking at my 2 sets I've made a few conclusions:
The 1971 set is called "A" and the '76 set is "B". The picture on the front of the sleeve is the same but on the bottom right corner there will be either an A or B to designate which set it is. The '71 set has a book about the reels, the '76 did not come with one. On the back of the sleeve the '71 set says book included whereas the '76 set only says order form and catalog included. Some slides have the same name but the pics are different. Ie-the candle maker, the candy maker and a few others.

Thanks, that's good info for potential collectors/buyers.

[rubedugans]

  why a sigh of relief that I did not lose a book on my 76!

[thelarsonsix]

Here's another set up for bids:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230660594013&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

I wouldn't mind having the Meramec caverns that comes with it if some lucky winner doesn't want it. It might just tickle your fancy though Rube.

[rubedugans]

Those look pretty good, I hadn't seen them. There are 3 sets on eBay for sale but I can wait until I find one a bit cheaper

[rubedugans]

I saw the sets yesterday on eBay-One SDC set+ One Meramec Caverns set+ Lost in SPace+ and Movieland Wax Museum ended up selling for $32. Anyone....Anyone???