August 31, 1932 eclipse |
Viz-O-Scope |
There is another version of the Viz-O-Scope made for the Winchester Cigarette Company. |
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The Viz-O-Scope was given away by several different businesses. The one above is stamped "Harvey W. Bowles" from Bangor, Maine. |
Another version was stamped "The Benjamine W. Ayres Agency of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company" of Worcester, Massachusetts. |
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The interior is similar in each, with a lens pasted into the booklet, and a map.
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The 1932 eclipse was a major astronomical event in New England, and spawned more than a dozen different types of viewers as advertizers capitalized on the interest in it.
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