Re: Arrow-View Viewer

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. Mike, thank for sharing this story with us...

>he had invented, patented and produced the only multiple slide 3d 
>viewer ever (as far as he knew).
>...
>It's called the Arrow-View and it really is a work of art.  
> He has only 2 viewers left and has no idea of how many remain "out 
>there".

The "Arrow-View" is not an uncommon viewer.  I have bought two of them
within a year, one from Paul Baker after an ad in this list and one in a
local (Cleveland) show.  I sold both to Dr. Brent Barclay, the gentleman
who is selling his 6 Belplascas (possibly to finance his extensive
collection of viewers).  Selling price was under $150.  For comparison, a
Wollensak viewer goes for much more.  I was not happy with the optics in
the Arrow View and Dr. Barclay replaced them, I think, with the Revere
lenses.  This is definitely not the only sequential 3d viewer.  Not even
close.  The most popular sequential viewer is the Airequipt, of which I
have a dozen (at some point I need to find time to work on them and sell
them!)  There are other sequential viewers some of which I have never seen
so I assume they are less common than the Arrow-View.  Now, 1500 units is a
small number.  For comparison, 300 Contura, 1000 Owla, 5000 Wirgin, 5000
Wollensak and 6000 KinDar were produced.  Also, 130,000 Realists, 110,000
Kodaks and 35,000 Reveres.

You were lucky to meet the inventor of a stereo viewer and listen to his
story.  If you are interested, you could write an article in Stereo World,
Inside-3d or other 3d magazines.  The viewer is not extremely uncommon but
it is not very common either, so an article on this viewer is a good idea. 

Thanks again and regards,  George Themelis


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