Some of the competitors' offerings had features that the Realist lacked or were easier to use, and most were less expensive, but none were as popular. The Stereo Realist system proved so popular that several companies, such as Revere, Bell and Howell, Three Dimension Company (TDC) and Kodak came out with their own cameras using the same format. The basic camera architecture was shared among all the variants. Several camera models were offered over the years, some with premium lenses and features. They also offered a stereo slide mounting service. In addition to the stereo cameras there were special slide viewers, projectors, film cutters, slide mounting aids, cases, and other accessories available. The David White Company had great success marketing the Stereo Realist system to the public. The company began advertising the "Stereo Realist" in photography magazines in 1945, although it would not end up being produced until late 1947. He brought it to the David White Company of Milwaukee who, interested in the design, hired him in 1943. In 1938, he began work on one that would be suitable for commercial manufacture he built the first prototype in 1940. Seton Rochwite was a camera hobbyist who began designing and building his own stereo cameras in 1929. Slide mounted in glass and sealed with tape.
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