Category Archives: history

going to market in stereo

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Stereo cards vary in quality – some are even fakes without stereo at all. The real McCoys give a great insight into the history of an area around the late 1800s/early 1900s. This example is from the late Dr … Continue reading →

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an interesting issuu

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. While browsing the web recently for the Zeiss Historica Society, I came across the ISSUU web site and its cache of Zeiss/Zeiss Ikon catalogues and Zeiss Historica magazines. I recognized ISSUU because the editor of PhotoEd once used it … Continue reading →

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food on the hoof

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Many impromptu photos were taken over years, some of which found their way into collections. Outdoor scenes like this are of interest, especially when a known professional photographer like Mr Palmer is included. A couple of months earlier I … Continue reading →

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feelin’ bookish

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Collectors use many sources to expand their knowledge of cameras, photos, processes, etc. One source is books. In the golden era of camera collecting (late 20th century) books on cameras and photos abounded. One fine example is this book … Continue reading →

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remembering Harold

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. When I joined the PHSC back in 1975, one of the first people I got to know was Harold McNutt. As treasurer of the Toronto branch, he invited me to audit the books – an annual requirement per the … Continue reading →

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more than one way to do it …

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Realistic colour was one of the last frontier’s of film technology. In the early 1860s a young Frenchman (du Hauron) suggested most of the ways photographers could capture colour, but the technology of the time wasn’t ready for him! … Continue reading →

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don’t hide your light …

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Photography collectors are a gregarious bunch. A subset collects projectors, from the so called magic lanterns which amuse and educate with special slides, to more modern apparatus from last century. One such collector was the late Dr Robert Wilson. … Continue reading →

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quint essential tash

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Attention all image collectors! In yesterday’s post (q.v.)we commented on the life of Canadian Movie maker Roy Tash. In the same issue (14-5), Bob Wilson in his column Image of the Month writes, “On May 28,1934, five identical girls, … Continue reading →

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tish, tash i was taking a movie

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Robert

Toronto, … with apologies to Bobby Darin. Roy Tash was a well known Canadian movie maker. His  photo was a covershot on the early spring of 1989 issue 14-5. Roy passed away the previous year (1988) just before the PHSC … Continue reading →

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what an encore!

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The 1881 Kodak set a new standard for ease of use (and roll film). In 1891 A new Kodak was announced with  added features: different sizes for different films; a choice of film or glass plate back; two viewfinders; … Continue reading →

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