the late Ron Anger c2000 by Robert Lansdale with PHSC fair posters
Toronto. The second ‘memories’ person in issue 26-4 is the late Ronald Anger – charter member #007. Ron was heavily involved in the society in a variety of capacities including president of the PHSC. Ron collected Ernemann cameras and was a dedicated amateur photographer.
The editor begins, ” … chairing the 4th Photographic Fair in 1978 and the 9th Fair in 1983; he also served as our 3rd President. Previous shows had been held in Cody Hall on Bloor Street or the War Amps Building on Wellesley.”
Ron takes over, “We moved to the Chelsea Inn, paid a rental fee of $800 and expanded the show to a two day week-end with a hospitality room for the dealers on Friday night. In the early days we rented tables for $5 to $7 and filled them with boxes of collectibles – only 50% of the material was ‘modern users’.
“The prize cameras have disappeared into collections or have been picked off by dealers; we see some of that material gradually coming back on the market as older collectors disperse their collections. I had lined up a donation of a Zorki 2 (Leica II copy) but in the draw I won it myself.” …
This winning was embarrassing to Ron. You can learn his reaction and solution by reading the entire article in the issue 26-4 pdf file on the free members-only DVD/memory stick. See ‘Membership’ above and at right to join. Address all questions to member@phsc.ca.
