Vintage Cameras & Photographica: I ran across this image recently on my PBase site and thought I might post it here as a bit different. I've collected antique and unusual cameras...

mtparker Loc: Cape Charles & Springfield, Virginia

I ran across this image recently on my PBase site and thought I might post it here as a bit different. I've collected antique and unusual cameras, images, and other photographica for many years. I've been inactive recently but the desire hasn't waned yet.

This image is a title shot for an article I did for an old photography collectors periodical. It was about my collection and some unusual things in it. How many do you recognize?

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jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

mtparker wrote:

I ran across this image recently on my PBase site and thought I might post it here as a bit different. I've collected antique and unusual cameras, images, and other photographica for many years. I've been inactive recently but the desire hasn't waned yet.

This image is a title shot for an article I did for an old photography collectors periodical. It was about my collection and some unusual things in it. How many do you recognize?

I recognize the words "Kodak," and "Brownie." The equipment doesn't look familiar.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Looks like a Minolta 16 in the lower left, Rollie 35 lower right, is that a leather steropitican in there, I need to look at the picture again , Bob.

rjriggins11 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO

Is that a Kodak Red Bellows in the middle there?

mtparker wrote:

I ran across this image recently on my PBase site and thought I might post it here as a bit different. I've collected antique and unusual cameras, images, and other photographica for many years. I've been inactive recently but the desire hasn't waned yet.

This image is a title shot for an article I did for an old photography collectors periodical. It was about my collection and some unusual things in it. How many do you recognize?

mtparker Loc: Cape Charles & Springfield, Virginia

Thanks for looking Bob.

The red camera in the lower left corner is a very scarce Minolta 16, scarce because of the markings on it. There were several models made in a number of colors. As 16mm still cameras go, the Minolta line was extremely successful.

What you've identified as a Rollie 35 is actually a Golden Steky. The Steky (16mm) was an early Ricoh product when Ricoh was Riken. It was intended to be a police and surveillance camera. All the models before this one were constructed to be used vertically. There is another Steky in the picture. The gold 16mm version was the forerunner of the Golden Ricoh 16. Just a few of the Steky were made in 1957 before it became the Golden Ricoh. Scarce and desirable but not rare.

The leather stereopticon you see is actually a very fine grain beautifully made wooden (maple I think) Brewster style stereo card viewer c1870. Collector friends who specialize in viewers tell me this is probably homemade by a skilled craftsman and not a commercial product. I agree as there are no markings on it.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

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I still have a Minolta 16, in silver somewhere in the old camera box, and probably some film for it too, I went so far as to respool regular 8mm movie stock for it at times, interesting about that early ricoh, I had a Ricoh HiColor 35, actually a very good camera, first picture I ever sold was taken on it, used it until it literally fell apart, I have several old cameras, in well worn condition from my parents and my father-in -law, nice looking at the old stuff once in awhile, but I don't miss film, Bob.

waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li

mtparker wrote:

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I have two Minolta 16s but they are both silver. One has a case, flash, two close up lenses and film. Ran across it in a garage sale for a few bucks, I don't remember exactly but I'm sure it was less than 5. :)

mtparker Loc: Cape Charles & Springfield, Virginia

rjriggins11 wrote:

Is that a Kodak Red Bellows in the middle there?

The camera with the red bellows in the top row center is an extremely scarce version of the Gem Premo c1897-1900. It is a rather small plate camera made by Rochester Optical before Kodak acquired them. Difficult to find intact and original.

Mercer Loc: Houston, TX, USA

I recognize the Rollei 35mm because I had one and have always regretted selling it to get a Nikonos IV-a. I had a Crown Graphic and a Busch Press (both 4x5) at one time, but can only recognize the type shown on your great photo. I remember seeing one of the wooden box cameras, but never had one. The Stereo viewer looks a bit lonely in this group, but is interesting. This topic is a great one and worth further expansion, don't you think? I'll bet there are some very interesting old cameras lurking out there among the Hoggers. Mercer

346pak Loc: Texas

I guess it means I am old if not only do I recognize most of them but actually own and have used a couple of those.....

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

mtparker wrote:

I ran across this image recently on my PBase site and thought I might post it here as a bit different. I've collected antique and unusual cameras, images, and other photographica for many years. I've been inactive recently but the desire hasn't waned yet.

This image is a title shot for an article I did for an old photography collectors periodical. It was about my collection and some unusual things in it. How many do you recognize?

It's hard to see at the image I think the black strut camera might be an early Plaubel Makina. The wooden box might be a Kodak A. I had similar wooden stereo viewers without any brand name so I don't think it was made by some craftsman. I had a big collection of old cameras, but when I turned 80 I sold them to a major collectors. The rarest I had was an Army Signal Corps Camera made in WWI by Kodak, it was similar to the Kodak Special but covered in brown leather and the metal parts were in gun metal, only 16 were produced, I also had a Vanity Kodak covered in snakeskin super rare. The attached image is of the first patented handheld camera I owned, called the Schmidt Patent detective camera 1883. The other image is a Dr. Krugnerer German made camera around 1880. The last one is a Rochester Optical , not that rare but it's in super nice condition.

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mtparker Loc: Cape Charles & Springfield, Virginia

Mercer wrote:

I recognize the Rollei 35mm because I had one and ... (show quote)

The camera you think is a Rollie 35 is actually a Golden Steky, the forerunner of the Golden Ricoh 16. There is an earlier post that discusses it a bit.

mtparker Loc: Cape Charles & Springfield, Virginia

346pak wrote:

I guess it means I am old if not only do I recognize most of them but actually own and have used a couple of those.....

Yep! :)

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

mtparker wrote:

I ran across this image recently on my PBase site and thought I might post it here as a bit different. I've collected antique and unusual cameras, images, and other photographica for many years. I've been inactive recently but the desire hasn't waned yet.

This image is a title shot for an article I did for an old photography collectors periodical. It was about my collection and some unusual things in it. How many do you recognize?

I've seen pictures of many of these cameras before but have never owned or touched any of them. The oldest cameras that I have actually worked with that were vintage even then are from the late Nineteen Forties (35mm & a 8x10 View).

13oct1931 Loc: Lebanon, Indiana

That "gold one in front looks a bit like an Argus c-3. The 4x5 in the background reminds me of one I carried for many years; a Speed Graffic.
Now here's one for you: I have a Kodak number 2 folding autographic (this what is embossed on the case, but the owners manual says "Nos 1 and 1A
Pocket Kodaks. (The camera still has film in it) it has a 7.9 lens. I think it belonged to my father-in-law when he left for Purdue. He passed many years ago.
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