There's not a lot of Thanksgiving View-Master content to be had, but there’s an auction on eBay right this very minute that fits the bill: six incredibly rare test reels taken at the 1983 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
This incredible set is offered by 3Dstereo.com (all courtesy to them for these photos! Please buy from them if you’re in the market for View-Master items as they are a very reputable seller of View-Master!).
And we’re lucky to know the provenance of these reels as well: it’s from the collection of Harry zur Kleinsmiede, a legend among View-Master collectors. He wrote the definitive guide books and even created his own publishing house specializing in high-quality 3D content, 3-D Book Productions. In addition to being a dedicated collector and expert, he was also kind and helpful within the collecting community. He died in 2020, but collectors the world over are grateful to him today and every day because of all he did for this small community.
I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving! And thanks so much for being a subscriber.
(Oh, and if you happen to buy these six test reels, please let me look at them!)
I remember watching that parade on tv with my mom!