Monthly Archives: October 2025

a down east phenom

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. When our late president, Bill Kantymir, came back from vacation many years ago, he was all excited. He discovered a mailbox down in Nova Scotia bearing the name ‘SHERMAN HINES‘. For the unaware, Sherman is a definitive Maritimes photographer … Continue reading →

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more than cameras

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Robert

Toronto.  Collectors of photography generally divide into collectors of cameras and collectors of photos. But either group might collect the accessories and ephemera related to their collection. Stereo buffs – cameras or photos might also collect various viewers, projectors, light … Continue reading →

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cool water

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Old photo collectors value outdoor scenes, work environment, etc. An unusual category might be desert scenes. We learn in school the various desert areas in the world. While the USA has a number of them, the only one I … Continue reading →

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sans photography …

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Have you ever heard of a”chemigraph”?  It is an engraving made on a metal (zinc) plate using chemicals instead of photography. The word originated in German combining chem- + -graph The image can be reproduced as a platinum print. … Continue reading →

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for want of a nickel …

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … a camera is lost. Our PHSC fall auction is coming up fast (November 9th) and we will be posting photos and possibly a lot list when received from our auctioneer. Meantime, don’t forfeit a desired lot next month … Continue reading →

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a button for Christmas …

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Long before television, people could view stereo cards at home to see the world, learn new things, and view comedy. Games used simple objects found in any home. Even in the 1940s, I can remember playing the button game … Continue reading →

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meet the Lomo MC-A

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. While this little guy is not currently a collectible, it may well be in the future! Lomography has long supported those niche folk who relish the  look of analogue images created on film, not a sensor. Time, patience and … Continue reading →

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a plus one… ?

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Les Jones, sent me an email the other day about some items for last Sunday’s fair. In part he referred to a camera called EXA from c1950. It was embossed ‘USSR Occupied’. I happen to have a … Continue reading →

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old nature photos

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. While the image at left is far too new to be collectible today, many other bird, animal, fish, landscape, etc. photos from a century or more ago are collectible images. Collectors haunt our shows to discover old photos that … Continue reading →

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the right POV

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Dry plate technology introduced ‘detective’ cameras – hand held cameras disguised as satchels, purses, boxes, etc. usable without the give-away of a tripod. Once potential subjects recognized this new variation of camera, another means of  secrecy had to be … Continue reading →

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