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I have a vague memory of participating in this sort of thing. We were all handed these cardboard specs with a coloured space in front of our eyes. Was the effect to make it seem three dimensional? I’m not sure. Certainly, this innovation did not take root.
Usherettes in smart uniform? Don’t see that nowadays.
I have a vague memory of participating in this sort of thing. We were all handed these cardboard specs with a coloured space in front of our eyes. Was the effect to make it seem three dimensional? I’m not sure. Certainly, this innovation did not take root.
Usherettes in smart uniform? Don’t see that nowadays.
Well I remember them and, yes, they worked (the glasses, not the usherettes), although the 3D images were monochromatic.
I remember those too. We used to make our own from discarded sweet wrappers so we could look at the novelty 3D stories in some comics. Not good for the eyes.
Such innocence! What does she think that Henry is missing? Were ear trumpets the only aid afforded to the heard of hearing in 1953? I would imagine that hearing aids were already available – though not as tiny as they are now becoming.