This website presents an intriguing collection of 3-D books and 3-D albums, all published by 3-D Book Productions in The Netherlands. Many of these products use View-Master Reels for the 3-D imagery. These reels were exclusively produced for 3-D Book Productions.
The View-Master 3-D Viewer made its debut at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Harry zur Kleinsmiede’s four-volume book series, “View-Master Reels and Packets,” serves as a comprehensive guide for collectors, providing a historical overview of View-Master Reels and Packets issued from 1939 to 2015 when Fisher-Price/Mattel discontinued the product. The Index to the four volumes completes the book series.
3-D Book Productions was founded by Harry zur Kleinsmiede. He was active in stereo photography for many years. He co-founded the Netherlands Society for Stereo Photography (NVvS) in 1973 and the International Stereoscopic Union (ISU) in 1975.
Harry passed away on February 5, 2020, at the age of 72. He began collecting View-Master reels at the age of five and never stopped, amassing one of the largest collections in the world. Over the years, he meticulously compiled a nearly complete overview of all View-Master reels and packets released, documented in several books (see the information above).
3-D Book Productions is now overseen by Harry’s daughter, Carmijn zur Kleinsmiede.