Here is an item from You Tube, and 60s Child, on the Chad Valley Give-A-Show slide projector. The projector came in different colours, and was boxed with a selection of slide strips - seven pictures to each story, in full colour.
Different sets had different box top artwork. Several of these were devoted to Gerry Anderson, Batman, or Doctor Who. In fact, a complete Doctor Who story is featured in this clip. Additional slide strips could also be purchased. I never had any of these toys, but would have loved such a set. I did have a Viewmaster stereoscopic slide viewer.
I should point out that at 0:08 there is a 'naughty' slide, I assume intended as an adult joke. Apart from this intrusion, this is a most interesting item.
"60s Kids could Give A show " The Iconic toy slide projector - YouTube
Then, from Vintage Toy Review, an item on the Kenner Cassette Movie Projector, which had its own screen. The films could also be projected to a larger size if required. This was an actual motion picture, not a series of still slides. Three films: Fat Albert, Scooby Doo, and Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space, all shown in full. Hand cranked.
Vintage Toy Review: 1973 Kenner Cassette Movie Projector - YouTube
The Fisher-Price Movie Viewer and Theater. The Viewer is another hand held item, a bit like a small movie camera, into which cassettes are placed. The Movie Theater uses the same cassettes, and is again hand cranked, but has an illuminated screen. This actually resembles a small TV set, and it too can be used as a projector.
Fisher-Price Movie Viewer & Theater - YouTube
Another item on the Fisher-Price Viewers, this is a bit more basic, but does give some further information. Shows the side projection feature.
Throw Back Thursday: Fisher Price Movie Viewer Theater - YouTube
Now the Kenner Easy-Show Movie Projector. This used real 8mm film, and the Projectors came with three reels, each of which contained two short films. No threading required, as the film was in a continuous loop. Battery powered light, but the film is still hand cranked. Again, the films are shown. All very short, and the quality is poor, but great to see them at all.
Kenner Easy-Show Projector - YouTube
Paul Adams from New Zealand
What about Marx 'Flashy Flickers' withe cool gun stock?
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Thank you. That was very interesting, and something I had not seen before. There certainly were a lot of these viewers and projectors around, especially in the 1950s and 1960s.
ReplyDeleteJust sent Woodsy a picture of a vintage Kenner Give-a-Show projector, recently seen at a friend's house! Those suckers were everywhere back in the day! This one featured favorite Hanna Barbera cartoon characters such as Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear.
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