What is it? Graflex something for tracing? I was given this to investigate last night. I can barely malKe out 2 words printed on it, Graflex and Desk. It has 4 feet so it must sit on a...

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Apr 27, 2012 22:09:43 #

randymoe

I was given this to investigate last night. I can barely malKe out 2 words printed on it, Graflex and Desk. It has 4 feet so it must sit on a table. The base has an adjustable mirror. The middle has a ground glass about 8x10". The top has an inset on both sides, perhaps to display a finished sketch. The bottom of the top has 5 hoops for pencils?

Folds up to 12x11x4".

Movable mirror on bottom.

It is sitting on top of a Levy Process Camera

Apr 27, 2012 22:18:19 #

Tea8 Loc: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

I have no idea, but it is neat looking. I'll wait on an answer with you.

Apr 27, 2012 22:25:36 #

randymoe

Finally I found something here.

http://www.jbhphoto.com/cwalbum/cwws3.htm

Tea8 wrote:

I have no idea, but it is neat looking. I'll wait on an answer with you.

Apr 27, 2012 22:29:27 #

randymoe

Evidently from the link it is a negative retouching table.

Does anyone use them?

randymoe wrote:

Finally I found something here.

http://www.jbhphoto.com/cwalbum/cwws3.htm

Tea8 wrote:

I have no idea, but it is neat looking. I'll wait on an answer with you.

Apr 27, 2012 22:39:36 #

Tea8 Loc: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

Interesting. Glad you found out what it is for. No I don't use it since I don't shoot film, but it would be great to find someone here who does.

Apr 27, 2012 22:51:01 #

JC56 Loc: Lake St.Louis mo.

spookey....looks like a proctologists office gone wild.

Apr 27, 2012 22:55:29 #

randymoe

I shoot film. Medium format and 4x5. I am trying to repair a 8x10.

This thing will come in handy now that I know what is and what to use it for.

I am definitely keeping it.

The guy who keeps bring me his deceased fathers camera collection lets his wife make 'art' objects out of olf film devices.

I am guilty as well. I just hung an 8mm movie camera on a security camera perch to display it.

Tea8 wrote:

Interesting. Glad you found out what it is for. No I don't use it since I don't shoot film, but it would be great to find someone here who does.

Apr 27, 2012 23:22:53 #

Tea8 Loc: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

That's ok. I have a Kodak Duraflex(I think that's what it is I forget I haven't paid attention to it in awhile) with the flash hooked to it sitting on my desk. I have an 8mm Kodak movie camera with the light attached, that still works, on my tv cabinet and an 8mm projector sitting on the top of my bookshelf. I can use the projector and the light. I have even thought about converting the camera to use 35mm film because it is possible, but I don't want to get into it right now. So I guess I'm pretty much just as bad.

Apr 27, 2012 23:33:21 #

randymoe

All it all a matter of how much time you have.

I really dislike Friday night. There is a party next door and they keep bugging me to come over, but I would rather putter about.

Tea8 wrote:

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Apr 28, 2012 05:29:29 #

HapE Loc: Oklahoma

randymoe wrote:

Evidently from the link it is a negative retouching table.

Does anyone use them?

randymoe wrote:

Finally I found something here.

http://www.jbhphoto.com/cwalbum/cwws3.htm

Tea8 wrote:

I have no idea, but it is neat looking. I'll wait on an answer with you.

Thanks for posting this I have had a 5x7 sitting around for a long time. It's good to know what it is.

Thanks for the link, very interesting.

Apr 28, 2012 06:57:19 #

Blueduck Loc: Maryland

I rarely shoot film any more, but I think your right on the money. I have seen picture's of them bfore. By the way thats quite the collection you've got there . It's nice to have something to keep one self busy on a rainy day-or fri night.

Apr 28, 2012 07:07:24 #