Good Lord!!
It was made by Eastman. The Kodak and Eastman Eastman??
I wonder what it cost in today’s dollars and how many people bought it.
I find indirectly and directly the most fascinating info on this site :)
I figure there’s about 3 generations on the board.
I’m 52 and I tell the 30 years olds about when I was a kid like them :)
Well then, here’s another tid bit for you.
About the same time as these color film appliques, there was a kids cartoon show called “Winkie Dink and You”. The first interactive home entertainment. How was this possible, you ask?
Winkie was a crudely drawn star outline character that popped all over the screen, on basic blank gray background while the story had him in all kinds of perils and children viewers were asked to help Winkie cross a river say..
But only members of the Club could help. For some membership fee kids got a clear film to apply to the screen and a “magic pen” (china marker) dots would apoear in sequence which kids connected with the marker. Without the the kit one could only see the dots blink on and then disappear. With the marker a bridge could be drawn, or a boat, whatever. Connect the dots picture.
Well we soon figured out that any old china marker worked on the screen...as long as no adults were present. Hand to be quick with the soapy wash cloth to scrub the screen clean though, else you were due a hiding..
Rather brilliant marketing while it lasted.
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