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View-Master is the trademark name of a line of stereoscopes and corresponding View-Master reels, which are thin cardboard disks containing seven stereoscopic 3-D pairs of small color photographs. It was introduced at the New York World's Fair in 1939, four years after Kodachrome color film. It was intended as an alternative to the scenic postcard.

The U.S. Military recognized the potential for using View-Master products for personnel training, purchasing 100,000 viewers and nearly 6 million reels between 1942 and the end of World War II in 1945.

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The earliest toy trains date from the 19th century and were often made of cast iron. The first electric train was exhibited at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. By the 20th century, model trains and railroad layouts were widely popular, frequently circling the family Christmas tree. Toy trains from the first half of the 20th century were often made of lithographed tin; later trains were made mostly of plastic. A number of famous manufacturers, including Lionel American Flyer, Ives, Marx, Marklin, and LGB have made toy trains.

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