Category Archives: auction

strutting yer stuff

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. A recent post mentioned a popular camera design for plate or film. The so called folder (or klapp in German). This clever design uses a bellows to separate the media holder from the lens board holding the two the … Continue reading →

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90 dollars, 90 dollars, do I hear 100?

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Robert

Toronto, Ahhh, that time again! In a few short months it will be spring and auction time again. As details of our May 2024 auction unfold, we will add them to this site. Meantime, snuggle up – cold weather is … Continue reading →

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three for the money …

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. … and four to go,  as the old rhyme says.  And by go we mean drop by our November 19th Estate Auction. One of the lots will be a Leica III just waiting for a new home. This little … Continue reading →

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Estate Auction Fall 2023 – November 19, 2023

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  Get ready for our Fall Estate Auction part two! Date is tomorrow Sunday, November 19, 2023 in Long Branch (south west Toronto) at the usual venue BUT at the slightly later time (see poster) – free parking [OVERFLOW AT … Continue reading →

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remember Stanley?

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. As a kid in grade school, I remember a photo in my geography book. It was taken in Stanley Park, BC and showed a huge fir tree trunk with an early automobile and people nestled inside at the bottom. … Continue reading →

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more than paper next Sunday

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Our big (really big) ESTATE Auction is coming next week on Sunday, September 17th. The last photos have been uploaded and the slideshow expanded to display these new arrivals – paper, film, tripods, enlarger, point-and-shoots, T shirts and more. … Continue reading →

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McKeown Knows

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Back a few decades, we went to the McKeown’s Camera Guide for advice on all cameras collectible. The massive tomb provided a wealth of information and photos about camera models, value, years manufactured/sold, who made them, etc.  I have … Continue reading →

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watch out for these two cameras

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. With the ESTATE Auction fast approaching on the 17th of this month, I have two other lots for you to consider. Lot 077, the Expo camera and lot 078, the Ticka camera. By the early 1900s, film media was fast … Continue reading →

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little boxes

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Later this month on the 17th (Sunday) we will hold our fall auction. It is an ESTATE auction with no last minute lots accepted at the door. The auction link above shows you a poster with directions and times … Continue reading →

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lighting up the night

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the days of film photography, the speed of the media was too slow to take good night or studio shots. As a suitable solution, photographers took refuge in flash or electric illumination – like the kit shown here. … Continue reading →

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