Category Archives: auction

a book for November …

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. .. to paraphrase the Walter Lord tale, “A Night to Remember” about the Titanic – I Read it about sixty or so years go. One of the books in today’s auction is CAMERAS by the late Brian Coe, curator … Continue reading →

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by any other name …

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. One of my co-workers commented years ago that a client (he was in the debt consolidation business at the time) had given him a new ‘Leica’ and the accessory lenses. Well, that sparked my interest. My family visited his … Continue reading →

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lots and lots to list

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our fall estate auction is coming up quickly (this coming Sunday, Nov 24, 2024). In addition to the slide show of lots, Clint has provided a list of items in the auction. Both the photos and list are updated … Continue reading →

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if it moves, shoot it ….

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The old military expression was “If it moves salute it; fi it doesn’t, paint it” In this post I had in mind movie cameras. Our coming auction this Sunday has a wealth of lots – camera, lenses, movie cameras, … Continue reading →

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origami and photography

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. You may wonder what on earth the Japanese art of paper folding has to do with our favourite pastime – photography. Glad you asked. Origami takes a flat object like a sheet of paper and in a few folds, … Continue reading →

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lots of little boxes

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our fall auction on November 24th (Sunday)  will have many box lots – this feature means a successful bid will take all in the box (the auctioneer will emphasize the rare case when a box lot is not so … Continue reading →

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getting to the auction day …

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. …. with apologies to Dennis Waterman and the theme song for New Tricks. Our fall auction date of November 24th is less than a week away. Mark your calendar now! It’s a great way to spend a late fall … Continue reading →

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flights of film …

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … or is it flights of fancy? Whatever. We are closing in on our fall auction date of November 24, 2024! Be sure to join us and have a great Sunday, see old friends, find lots of neat goodies … Continue reading →

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standing on the corner …

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. bidding as the lots roll by ….  Our fall estate(s) auction is November 24, 2024. We will have all sorts of goodies in the lots. As soon as we get lots photographed, we will post them online for you … Continue reading →

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ya feelin’ a bit bookish, matey?

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our fall estate(s) auction is coming up fast – Nov 24, 2024 – with many nifty things for your collection and user gear. Details are shown here in this post and poster. Some lots feature books such as this … Continue reading →

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