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MOUNTIE SWAG #4 ~ Viewmasters of the Mountie-verse

5/20/2014

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The stereoscope is a type of 3d image viewer,  invented in the early 1800s by Victorian inventor, Sir Charles Wheatstone.  Over the years there have been many permutations of the divive,  in particular the hand-held version,  leading up the the familiar modern form that we all know as the Viewmaster.

This is a beautiful set of viewmaster reels that I scored on Ebay! The images are all wonderfully shot,  depicting our scarlet-coated stalwart in a variety of lovely Canadian settings.  As you see, he's being guided by an aboriginal Canadian in traditional clothing,  showing the ideal image of the Mountie as the ambassador of Canada's government to it's people.  Whether that's as true in life as it is in these great photos is a topic for others to discuss,  but I love this little bit of swag!


Incidentally,  I view this amazing set with my trusty Darth Vader edition Viewmaster,  a highly geeky item to be found quite inexpensively on the web.  That's the great thing about the Viewmaster;  whether the wheel is from the 50's or was made yesterday,  they play in all of the viewers!
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    Below is my  list of Mountie movies and serials!  They span from 1914 to modern times, and cover ever style and format;  silent, talkie, b&w, colour, film, videotape,  & DVD!  Enjoy!
    mountie_films_and_serials_v4.pdf
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    Mountie Links

    RCMP Heritage ctr.
    RCMP Heritage ctr. FB
    Nat. RCMP
    Mountie Gift Shop
    Northwest Mounted
    MOUNTIE GRAVES
    Mountie Graves blog
    R.C.M.P.  trunks & Urns

    R.C.M.P. Vets
    Vets Canteen Gifts
    Mountie Shop

    Mounted Police Art


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    The List

    All
    3 Need To See
    Arnold Friberg
    Bob Wills
    Caryl Of The Mountains
    Charles M. Russell
    Darth Vader
    Dick Powell
    Errol Flynn
    Evelyn Keyes
    Fabio Testi
    Fort Vengeance
    Frederick Remington
    Gary Cooper
    George Hilton
    James Craig
    James Oliver Curwood
    John Barrymore
    Joseph Cotten
    King Of The Mounted
    Kitosch
    Lon Chaney
    Marilyn Monroe
    Monopoly Piece
    Mountie Art
    Mountie Books/Pulps
    Mountie Comic Books
    Mountie Films
    Mountie Meme
    Mountie Radio Series
    Mountie Serials
    Mountie Swag Series
    Mrs. Mike
    Nomads Of The North
    Northern Pursuit
    North West Mounted Police
    Northwest Rangers
    Pulptastic!
    Rin-Tin-Tin
    Robert Preston
    Robert Ryan
    Rudy Valee
    Silent Mountie Films
    Spaghetti Mountie
    Tim McCoy
    Viewmaster


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