Michael Pritchard's British photohistory blog gives details of an exhibition about J. T. Chapman of Manchester who of course made some very fine caeras: ...
770
Ralph & Bobbi London
lndncam
Oct 9, 2010 4:14 am
Many people enjoyed reading articles on photographica collecting and photo history in the Cascade Panorama until it ceased publication in late 2003. Now one...
771
Martin magid
mmagid3005
Oct 9, 2010 4:57 am
Congratulations, Ralph. Great material in that issue. Marty ... Congratulations, Ralph. Great material in that issue. Marty On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 12:14 AM,...
772
Vernon Page
vernonpage61
Oct 15, 2010 2:18 pm
Hello Everyone - I joined the group only yesterday and already it has solved a mystery and opened up another one. Browsing the website I came across discussion...
773
Maren /Fred Friedman
marenfred1
Oct 15, 2010 2:40 pm
Welcome to the group, Vernon. Sory I can't help with your query, but perhaps next time? Fred Friedman in sunny, windy Cliffside Park, New Jersey...
774
ericevans2000
Oct 15, 2010 3:09 pm
Hi Vernon, Welcome to the group, you will find a fair few knowledgeable people on here. The simplest answer to your mystery would be if someone had taken the...
775
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Oct 15, 2010 11:50 pm
Welcome to the group Vernon. Traffic has been pretty slow here lately but there are a dedicated core reading all messages who will response when possible. The...
776
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Oct 16, 2010 12:01 am
Hi all I was recently in New Zealand attending the conference of the Photographic Collectors Association of NZ in Christchurch. I am very interested in...
777
Larry Pierce
lspsem
Oct 24, 2010 10:41 pm
Hi folks, A while ago, while I was out of town, someone asked me for a copy of the Eastman production records for the Genesee and Eureka view cameras. Of...
778
ericevans2000
Nov 2, 2010 1:59 pm
Hello all, In my album on here, originally titled "Eric Evans Album", I have posted some photos of a camera I acquired this weekend. It is definitely by...
779
Rob Niederman
f64imager
Nov 2, 2010 3:29 pm
Hi Eric; Okay . I have to admit, that's a cool camera - a double wing/strut design. Maybe the way to answer your question is to date the design. Doing that ...
780
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Nov 13, 2010 8:31 pm
Hi all I have long been fascinated by gem tintypes/ferrotypes. I am increasingly amazed at the attempt at global penetration conceived by Simon Wing. He sold...
781
Bernard PLAZONNET
bernadar
Nov 15, 2010 10:20 am
Bonsoir Marcel, To the best of my knowledge there are vey few Simon Wing New Gem cameras in France (have one and know another one) and I never heard of any...
782
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Nov 15, 2010 9:54 pm
Bonjour Bernard Thanks for sharing what you know. I would be interested to see some pics of your cameras, whether French made or not. I don't own any (yet!). ...
783
ericevans2000
Nov 24, 2010 2:48 pm
Hi Paul, A couple of months ago or more, we had some correspondence relating to Riddell and Rae. I have sort of almost decided to have a go at producing a...
784
michael
ottewill_2000
Nov 24, 2010 3:29 pm
You may be interested to learn that there was a Riddell patent just sold on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230551739143 ...
785
Eric Evans
ericevans2000
Nov 24, 2010 3:47 pm
Michael, Thanks for your interest; I was the buyer of the patent you cite, which relates to a changing box that I have in my collection, and which renewed my...
786
ericevans2000
Nov 30, 2010 2:07 pm
I have just posted pictures of the above distinctively "Cross Hatched" finish detective camera that I have recently acquired. Its claim to fame was that using...
787
Larry Pierce
lspsem
Jan 15, 2011 8:47 pm
Hi folks, Perhaps some of you may have already noticed that I recently enlarged the photos at Field Cameras of the United States,...
788
Maren /Fred Friedman
marenfred1
Jan 15, 2011 9:14 pm
Larry, Thank you so much for sharing. Much appreciated. Fred Friedman...
789
dcolucci@...
ponypremo
Jan 15, 2011 9:15 pm
Hi Larry I happen to see your updated site this morning - your collection continues to impress. Love the ROC Midget. The images are way too wide on my laptop...
790
dcolucci@...
ponypremo
Jan 15, 2011 9:18 pm
PS - I am viewing at 1600x900 on a 17" Hi-Def LED screen if that helps Dan In a message dated 1/15/2011 4:15:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dcolucci@......
791
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Jan 15, 2011 9:20 pm
Hi all Today I saw one of Australia's best camera (around 2500) and photo collections that has been completely inundated by muddy floodwater on Wednesday...
792
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Jan 15, 2011 11:13 pm
Larry I've always enjoyed your site and now it is even better! Like Dan, for me many of the images are off my screen and required scrolling. I have a 23"...
793
Milan Zahorcak
mzahorcak
Jan 16, 2011 8:42 pm
Larry, Nice work and much appreciated - especially as I own a couple of Walzl Improved Globe lenses. I had a copy of crude scans of those pages, but yours are...
794
Larry Pierce
lspsem
Jan 16, 2011 9:42 pm
It is a shame to loose such cameras to history. About a month ago I discovered termites in the closet where most of my cameras are stored (never actually saw...
795
Larry Pierce
lspsem
Jan 16, 2011 9:53 pm
The dimensions I have are 7x10 to the nearest 1/4", but I see that the original scans (with a little overage) average about 10.2" high. The 7" dimension will...
796
Milan Zahorcak
mzahorcak
Jan 16, 2011 10:01 pm
Larry, Ahhh, explains what I'm looking at. I can rework the resolution for a better scale and fit. Thanks, mz...
797
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Jan 20, 2011 9:19 pm
Hello all My friend Sandy's collection of 2500 cameras went under in the Queensland Floods last Wednesday. Sadly there are just too many and not enough...
799
Marcel Safier
brisphoto
Feb 26, 2011 10:39 pm
Following the discussion about Leica modifications on IDCC, spare a thought also for the wood and brass camera collector. Wooden cameras are often dicked...
