{"id":28851,"date":"2024-06-06T01:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T05:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=28851"},"modified":"2024-06-03T00:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T04:35:48","slug":"octagon-and-octopus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/octagon-and-octopus\/","title":{"rendered":"octagon and octopus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cover shot of a Kodak Six-20 sitting on a Six-16. Note the Octagonal shutter plate<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. One of the Art Deco features Kodak used was an octagonal shutter plate at the front of some cameras. This included the Kodak Brownie Six-20 folder my dad bought in the late 30s and used until he gave it to me.<\/p>\n

A follow-up article (by Rick Soloway and Ralph London) on the Art Deco trend at Kodak was published in issue 33-3 of our journal. The photo at left is the cover shot of that issue dated Dec 2007\/Jan 2008 (photo courtesy of Mr Soloway).<\/p>\n

Inside the journal, editor Bob Lansdale wrote, “In this issue look to pages five through seven for a revealing story on the chase for octagons in-and-on Kodak cameras.<\/p>\n

“Researchers Rick Soloway and Ralph London previously provided in Photographic Canadiana<\/em>, Vol. 32-3 of December 2006 the interesting tome on camera designer Walter Dorwin Teague.<\/p>\n

“Their new story is a carry-on when they suddenly realized the proliferation of octagon shapes and symbols in the Teague era cameras. A number of collectors also joined in on the search for hidden and minuscule shapings.”<\/p>\n

Check out the details in the PDF version of this issue on the DVD sent to all members. Not a member yet? No sweat! See the right hand \u00a0sidebar and choose a one or three year membership, then pay with your PayPal account (blue bar) or use your debit\/credit card (black bar). A copy of the DVD will be sent to you by snail mail!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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