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ericevans2

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Personal Website: woodandbrass.co.uk

Retired after forty years of teaching at all levels from kindergarten to University. Interested in Photography from childhood, I'm 83, been collecting cameras for abRetired after forty years of teaching at all levels from kindergarten to University. Interested in Photography from childhood, I'm 83, been collecting cameras for about 40 years. Current collection ~ 265 wood and brass cameras from 138 British camera makers. Self imposed parameters, to include only British Cameras from 1839 to 1914 with named makers' labels, though some "interesting" cameras fall outside these limits and I have a few later ones and some anonymous ones. "Interesting" trumps all other criteria, which gives me a little wiggle room to throw my money at something else sometimes. (Read more)

Comments

  1. Says a lot about Kodak's early working methods.
  2. I believe he patented it on April the 1st.? 1884?
  3. Well done on the research. Not easy on a firm with only a two year life.
  4. Eve, I never actually met her but she collaborated with me on an article I wrote about Bill. She is a very nice lady. Best to both of you for Christmas and the New Year.
  5. Really Eve? That's lovely.... unless you're joking. So Shirley must be your grandma?
  6. Very nice Rob! I hadn't seen it before, as far as I recollect. There are some slight detail differences between yours and mine, but that was the nature of this type of product; it certainly was not ma...
  7. Thanks, SEAN68!
  8. Rob, to me research is at least half the joy of collecting. You have done your homework on this one, and I am glad you are continuing. Nice little camera.
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