3DIQ Stereo Viewer

United States, 1990s

This unusual 3D viewer from XM Corporation doesn’t use side-by-side stereo images at all - rather the images are printed on opposite sides of a single card and the 3D effect is achieved with mirrors inside the viewer. The system was targeted at the educational market and the idea was that the cards would have value as stand-alone 2D trading cards, separate from the viewer, unlike View-Master reels which have no use without a viewer. The company got U.S. patents for both the card design and the light path design in the viewer.

Primary Material: Plastic
Media Format: Printed card
Light Source: Natural light
Focus: Fixed
Interocular: Fixed

3DIQ Stereo Viewer
3DIQ 3D Viewer
Back view with 3DIQ logo
Bottom view of 3DIQ Stereo Viewer
Inside view of 3DIQ Stereo Viewer, showing mirrors
3DIQ Fun Fact book
Instructions for 3DIQ Stereo Viewer
List of 3DIQ Gallery Card Set
Front of 3DIQ Stereocard box
Back of 3DIQ Stereocard box
Set of 3DIQ Stereocards
3DIQ Order Form
3DIQ Stereo Viewer in Package
Back of 3DIQ Blister Package