P3D Re: and now... BIRDS (warning: humor ahead)

[wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bob Wier)]

>
>These were produced in cheap abundance for the gullible public.  Probably
>spread the availability of stereoviews while simultaneously killing off some
>of its popularity.  Though some lithographs are good, and some of the
>colorized ones are even very good, most were bad.  Very bad bad bad.  8^b   
>The majority are the pimple on the butt of stereoscopy.  8-(
>

Along these lines, as far as I know there was never a set of "real photo"
Sears cards produced (or am I wrong on that?) I'm always amazed at the
prices antique stores, etc want for a set. IMHO they are interesting as
novelties, but otherwise they stink.

Sometimes when I go into places looking for views, the counter person
has no clue what I'm talking about (especially in more seedy places -
I tend to see a lot of old 45 and 33.33 records and turntables when
I ask about STEREO). So I carry around some junk lithos with me and
say "Do you have anything like THIS" holding one up that has a big
red SAMPLE stencilled on the front...

--Bob Wier

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  10:44 PM Wednesday, December 31, 1997
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