ZULHEIMY MAAMOR

Saturday, 20 June 2026

DOWN MEMORY LANE: ONCE UPON A TIME

 

The image shows a classic Model J View-Master viewer alongside a vintage "Hajj and Ziarah" 3D photographic reel. 

Item Breakdown
  • The Viewer: This is the bright red, plastic Model J View-Master, which was primarily produced in Europe (commonly in Belgium) during the 1970s and 1980s. 
  • The Reel: This specific disc is titled "HAJJ AND ZIARAH - SAUDI ARABIA" (Reel Code: C 843-1). It is part of a collectible 3-reel travel set that documents important Islamic landmarks and holy rituals associated with the Hajj pilgrimage. 
Visible Photo Captions on the Reel:
  • Planes at Hajj Terminal, Jeddah
  • Holy Ka'bah
  • Maqam Ibraheem
  • Drinking Zamzam water
  • Kissing Black Stone
  • Pilgrims doing the Sa'i
This particular souvenir set is highly sought after by collectors of vintage 3D stereoscopic memorabilia and those interested in mid-to-late 20th-century historical imagery of Mecca and Medina. 

A Classic NEC Primero Giro, a popular vintage feature phone manufactured by NEC around the late 1990's.
  • Referred to locally as the "NEC 90" due to operating on the GSM 900 MHz cellular band, Its actual localised product moniker is printed on the right edge of the casing as Primero Gio. 
  • Features a fixed external antenna stub on the top left, a text-only monochrome LCD Panel and a signature capsule-shaped navigation cluster surrounding the menu keys. 

An Olympus mju 410 Digital camera (known as the Olympus Stylus 410 Digital), a highly popular early - 2000's pocket-sized point-and-shoot camera. 

Technical Specifications
  • Sensor Resolution: 4.0 Megapixels CCD sensor. 
  • Optical Zoom: 3x zoom (equivalent to a 35–105mm focal length on a 35mm film system). 
  • Digital Zoom: 4x digital zoom, combining with the optics for a total seamless zoom range of up to 12x. 
  • Image Processing: Powered by Olympus’s TruePic TURBO engine, which was introduced to dramatically speed up startup processing, reduce image noise, and sharpen contrasts. 
  • Build Design: Features a highly durable, sleek aluminum clamshell metal casing with built-in basic IPX4 weather-proofing to defend against splashes and rain. 
  • Storage Media: Records digital images directly onto a vintage xD-Picture Card format. 

Palm Tungsten E2 (not E3 as in the photo) , popular business-class Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Featured 200 MHz intel XScale processor, introduced non-violate flash memory to protect data from battery drainage and added Bluetooth Wireless technology.  Used a stylus with the Graffiti 2 handwriting recognition system for inputting characters and numbers in the bottom silkscreen section.


The top green telegram envelope was used by Jabatan Telekom between 1964 and 1987, while the bottom blue envelope was used by Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad between 1987 and 1990.
The nationwide conventional telegram service in Malaysia was officially discontinued on July 1, 2012.
  • Top Envelope (Green): This features the vintage "J-T" logo with a small telephone graphic in the middle. It bears the text "Jabatan Telekom Malaysia" on the sides and "Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda" (On His Majesty's Service) at the top, representing the era when telecommunications operated directly as a government department.
  • Bottom Envelope (Blue): This features the corporate logo of Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STM), introduced right after the department was corporatized in 1987. The abstract circular logo was inspired by Arabic calligraphy forming the letters "STM.

A vintage 15-puzzle, also known as a sliding tile puzzle or number slide puzzle. It consists of a 4 x 4 frame containing 15 numbered tiles and one empty space.
This specific red-and-beige plastic design was a highly popular pocket game and party favor during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. The tiles are mechanically locked into the frame tracks so they can slide smoothly without falling out.

A vintage Brick Game (Model E-88) a highly popular handheld electronic console from the 1990's.
Uses a basic, low-cost monochrome liquid crystal display (LCD) made of large block pixels. It primarily features variations of Tetris alongside simple block-based games like snake, Racing, Breakout (Brick Breaker) and Space Invaders. 

Hj Zulheimy Maamor
Lembah Keramat, K.L
20 Jun 2026: 8.33 a.m

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