PSA Stereo Card Circuit Plus Stereo Cards Part Deux

[P3D Bill C Walton <bill3dbw3d@xxxxxxxx>]

Maybe I did not make myself clear when I posted the information
concerning the 
PSA Stereo Card Circuit.  Membership in the PSA is a requirement for
joining the PSA 
Stereo Card Circuit.  PSA dues are $40.00 per year and Stereo Card
Circuit due are $4.00
per year.  I am sorry if anyone misunderstood this information.
Additional suggested stereo card mounting guidelines
        7.  To gap or not to gap that is the question.  Most antique
stereo card producers 
              mounted their images butted together with no gap between
them.  Modern stereo
              card makers go in both directions, with and without a gap. 
The idea of a gap is to allow 
              the stereo image to be better viewed as it stands alone
without the interference that occurs 
              when the images are mounted butted together.  For many
years (2000 stereo cards worth) 
              I mounted my images butted together because I think that
the card presents a better      
              this way.  About three years ago Paul Wing joined a stereo
card circuit with me and we were 
              privileged to view some of his stereo cards made in the
1940s.  Yes, they were all in glorious                          black &
white.   Every time I received one of my cards back Paul made a comment
like" 
                         "wonderful stereograph, now if you can just
learn to mount with  a gap between the images I 
              could say it is a superb stereograph.  After a couple of
years even a fool can realize that       
                         improvements seem to be in order so I switched
to mounting with a small gap between the              images.  I'll
have to admit they view better this way, but I still like the look of the
images butted                          together better.  It takes a bit
more fussing to mount with a gap, but time isn't everything.  I     
                         have about 2000 mounted the old way and they
seem to work ok for international exhibitions.

        8.  Many stereo card makers don't seem to think much about the
label on the reverse side of their 
              cards and I think this is sad.  Did you ever pick up an old
family picture and turn it over to look                           names
and dates, only to find it was completely blank.  I am a firm believer in
informative   
                         labels that explain what is happening on the
face of the card.  Opinions, poetry, philosophizing
                         are considered ok.  After all it is your card
and you can say whatever you like, but say    
                         SOMETHING.  Many makers make extremely
decorative labels and that adds to the 
                          importance of the card, I believe.  I am not an
artist so I include photo copies of things that are                      
    or have been important in my life, helicopters, family pets,
grandsons, military images,
                           or whatever strikes my fancy.  The photo on my
label may or may not have anything to do    
                            with the stereo image on the front.  None of
the international stereo card exhibitions, to date                       
     have concerned themselves with the labels.  But that is about to
change!  P3D Richard
                            Twichell and I are the organizers of the
Stereoscopic Society of America International Stereo 
                  Card Exhibition.  As a new "Attraction" in the 2d  SSA
Intl (closing date 18 Oct and you will                                 
on P3d Digest when you can request entry forms) there will be a award for
the "BEST   
                             PRESENTATION' ( the name may change) to
include the total card with label.  Maybe more
                             exhibitions will go this route later on.  I
hope so

       One more thing, I just had a "first in stereo" for me.  One of my
black & white stereo slides was accepted in the Chicago Lighthouse
Exhibition.  I consider this a big step forward for that exhibition.
YOURS IN DEPTH
BILL C  WALTON
bill3dbw3d@xxxx 



BILL C WALTON
bill3dbw3d@xxxxxxxxx
           


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