Warner Bro.~"Harry Potter&the Sorceror's Stone" 3-D Windows View Master Game NEW

Description: ViewMaster 3D Card ~ #3 of 3 ~ Rare Foil Version and Regular Version In 2001, Mattel/Fisher-Price released a View-Master system based on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The film based on that book was released that same year, so – to be released early enough to serve as a promotion for the eventual movie – the ViewMaster had to be in the planning and production stages before the film was finished, and perhaps even before all the casting had been completed. So, it uses “literary illustrations” based on J.K. Rowlings’ descriptions of characters in her books rather than on the cast selected for the film. The system was different from the traditional View-Master that uses reels – it used individual cards instead in a different format viewer instead. (3DStereo.com, which still sells the viewer and cards, noted that these 3D Windows are “similar to the 1950s Stori-view cards.”) The Harry Potter View-Master system included three items, sold separately: Viewer, 3D Windows plus Decoder Cards, and Storage Case. View-Master 3D Viewer – press the gemstone on top and the viewer opens, looking similar to a set of pocket binoculars. The viewer can store several cards (called “Windows” in this system). The viewer was packaged with one unique card not found in the separate packages of cards, a special 3D Window card of Harry on his broom, chasing the Golden Snitch. This card is not part of the Series #1 card set. 3D Windows – individual cardstock cards with small frames of film in the lower left- and right-hand corners. When these cards are clicked into place in the viewer, a stereo picture similar to the image on the main part of the card appears. Decoder Cards – individual plastic cards with no film frames, but a “diffraction grid” on the left-hand side instead. This special grid can be used to read secret writing on the 3D Windows that answers a trivia question from The Sorcerer’s Stone, such as, “Who’s motorcycle did Hagrid borrow?” The answer is found hidden in a small panel of what looks like parallel lines in which slight differences in line thicknesses actually form the letters of the answer – and it can only be seen when the Decoder Card is placed on top of it. The cards were sold in packages of six randomly mixed cards: one Decoder Code and five 3D Windows. Each card has a lenticular/3D puzzle piece on the back, so when the entire set of 24 is put together, it creates a picture. Card size approximately 3.25″ wide by 3″ high. I could not find details on the release date for Series #1. Series #2 was scheduled for release in June 2001, and Series #3 for release in August 2001. For a picture of the back of Series #1, see Photo #2 above. For a complete listing of cards in Series #1, see at the bottom of this section. Decorative Metal Storage Case and Cardstock Wall Poster – The tin case was designed to hold the viewer and all 60 of the 3D Windows and Decoder Cards from the three series of cards View-Master planned to release. The cards could be stored either by clipping them into pre-cut corner tabs in the heavy cardstock poster – which was designed to show images of all 60 cards in Series #1, #2, and #3 – or stacking them inside three slots in the storage base. The base also included a space specifically to hold the viewer. The case included a unique Albus Dumbledore Decoder Card only available in this product package. Case dimensions approximately 12″ x 9.5″ x 4″. Rarity. From what research I was able to do, it seems that all three Series of cards were released, but only Series #1 (24 cards) had a large edition. Some of the cards were more rare, and so a full set of 24 cards was relatively hard to come by – I only completed one set from about 150 cards, and with 6 cards per package, so that took 25 packages. A random mix with too many rare cards to find would’ve frustrated Harry Potter fans from finishing their collection. This may explain why Series #2 and #3 (18 cards each) apparently sold out quickly, and may have been produced in very small numbers, as I have rarely seen them available anywhere and only found a few mentions of them in online sources. Included in the Harry Potter View-Master system. There is at least one more component to this system. Namely, there apparently is at least one kind of 3D Window that uses a swirled foil on the front instead of just printed cardboard. See photo #3 above for an ultra-rare foil version of “Hagrid on the Cycle” plus a regular cardstock version for side-by-side comparison. I found only one foil card in about 150 cards that have passed through my collection. Also, I could find no additional information on this anywhere online. Series #1 – View-Master 3D Window Cards and Decoder Cards * Asterisk indicates a Decoder card. All others are 3D Windows. Albus DumbledoreDevil’s Snare*Dumbledore & Baby HarryHagrid on the CycleHagrid’s Gift for HarryHarry Casts a Magic SpellHarry in His CupboardHedwig with a MessageHermione Invitation*Inside GringottsInvisibility CloakLetters from HogwartsMirror of ErisedMrs. Norris on PatrolNorbert*Pig SnoutPlatform 9¾*Potions ClassRon & the PotionsRon & the Sorting HatRon on BroomSlytherine or Gryffindor [Note: Slytherin is misspelled on the card as Slytherine.]The Key Among All KeysWild Ride Under Gringotts

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