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WEHA Chrome 6-II c1938 photo courtesy of John Keesing \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. You likely never heard of the Weha camera – its name sounds more like a cowboy shouting a top a horse! However in the WW2 time frame, the little Japanese camera was sold in the far east.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned earlier, our late editor, Bob Lansdale, celebrated our 25th by asking exchange members to offer suitable articles. We got a dilly from Ian Carron, co-editor of Back Focus<\/em>, the journal of the Australian Photographic Collectors Society (Inc)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ian once owned a camera shop “down under” and tells the tale of a rare used WEHA camera he sent off for repair after purchase. Ian recounts, “One of the most interesting cameras to appear in my shop recently was the one illustrated [left]. The Weha Chrome-Six, a quite rare camera from the WW II era. It was brought in by a lass from Queensland, visiting her parents, and had been brought back from Japan by her father who was in the occupation forces at the end of hostilities.<\/p>\n

“The condition was rather poor, mainly due to laying around unused for so long. I sent the camera to Yoshi of Nagami\u00a0Camera Service at Mooroolbark and his estimate was around\u00a0$120, mainly in labour.<\/p>\n

“Contacting the owner I found that they needed a quick sale as their son had become victim of \u2018Crown Casino Fever\u2019, had lost his house, his marriage and then ended his own life. The\u00a0money was needed to help pay for his funeral. What does one\u00a0do in that situation?<\/p>\n

“Contacting other society members, we worked out a fair\u00a0value, I paid them and then requested Yoshi go ahead and recondition the camera. This was one of the easier jobs and, after some\u00a0weeks, he advised that the courier had arrived before he\u2019d packed\u00a0the camera but waited while he did so.<\/p>\n

“Being in a hurry, as couriers usually are, he did not wait for Yoshi to address the parcel,\u00a0explaining that he knew us\u2026and that is where the camera went missing!<\/p>\n

“There was much anxiety to think that this gem-of-history\u00a0might slip from my hands and never be seen again. The courier\u00a0misunderstood Yoshi and sent it to CHA<\/b>, one of our wholesale\u00a0suppliers, while we are C&H<\/b>.<\/p>\n

“Eventually it worked out. The item was tracked down and arrived into my (by now) sweaty and anxious hands. ? <\/span>\u2013 Ian Carron”<\/i><\/p>\n

The entire article is shown here. The rest ( cut line, preamble, etc.) can be seen on the issue 25-1 pdf (sorry, it’s members only). Come out to the PHSC fall events. While you may not see a WEHA, you will have a good time and be able to add to your collection. See us at the fall fair on October 19th. (Details are in the 25-7 PHSC News and will be posted her closer to the fair time.<\/p>\n

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