Tag Archives: fair

doctor, doctor, give me the news …

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Collectors of old photos often either specialize or group their collection into subsets such as medicine. At left is a relatively recent image (early 2012) of the effects of a cerebellum stroke – too recent to be a collectible … Continue reading →

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all in a row

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Many collectors specialize in various kinds of old photos. Some like group photos and the gear used to take them. A cropped wide angle shot, a panoramic shot etc can record a large group of people. A great source … Continue reading →

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camera art

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Collectors search diligently for pristine copies of select cameras. Other versions and less pristine versions are also collected and later sold to upgrade the collection. Some collectors – not just camera folk –  also like a piece for display, … Continue reading →

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a splash of colour

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Our late editor, Robert Lansdale, had a soft spot for early colour processes and cameras. In issue 28-2, Bob wrote a lengthy article on the topic titled, “COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY  IN THE EARLY 1900s”. Bob begins the article, “From the … Continue reading →

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brushing up on things …

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … like collections. Summer is a great time to reorganize a collection and weed out dups, no longer interesting things, etc. If there are only a few, they might  end up in one of our auctions; if there are … Continue reading →

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… now divide by 16, and …

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. For over 30 years now, light values have been of little interest, especially to those brought up on digital technology. Built-in metering and very fast sensitive media automatically compensate for light levels allowing the ‘photographer’ to concentrate on framing … Continue reading →

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the autochrome and the diascope

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. The early colour processes were usually additive and as such incredibly slow. In to the mid last century the alternative was to take a good B&W portrait and colour it with special dyes. In issue 27-4, Editor Bob Lansdale … Continue reading →

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travel scenes long before television

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Robert

  Toronto. Old photo collectors search diligently for photos that complement their collections. Travel scenes are often enthusiastically collected since many more studio scenes and portraits exist today. Around 2001/2002,  Thomas Ritchie wrote the article, “Pioneers of Landscape Photography in … Continue reading →

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boating long ago and far away

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Image collectors can categorize pictures like that shown at left as ‘travel’, ‘water’, ‘canal’, ‘boats’ or even other names. The photograph was shot c1892 by Italian Paolo Salviati in Venice and titled “Rio Albrizzi”. Editor Lansdale used this shot … Continue reading →

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lighting up the night …

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. A decade or two after Edison invented the first practical electric light and Westinghouse won the idea for electricity distribution, a world’s fair was held in Buffalo NY close to Niagara Falls – the prime source of electricity in … Continue reading →

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