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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 13:35:49 GMT
Would you do with them?
Long story that I won’t bore you with details of, but my 82 yo dad was recently given the contents of 2 large storage sheds by the family of another elderly man who died leaving no one behind who was interested in dealing with his stuff - they just asked dad to take and do whatever he wanted with it.
It was a treasure trove of tools, woodworking equipment, knives and ancient knife and sword blades (dad’s a custom knifemaker and artist of all types - his shop burned down earlier this year and he lost every thing and his insurance are being complete douchebags and he hasn’t received anything for content, we are in a legal battle with his insurance now- I suspect that this is why they gave all this stuff to him.). But anyway, THE CAMERAS. Oh my. He has at least 10 boxes packed FULL of vintage cameras, lenses, flashes, filters, straps, etc all still in their original boxes. I took two from his house yesterday that he had pulled out to give me specifically. He’s had to rent a storage unit to house everything until he figures out what best to do with it all. I am so intrigued - but I looked up these two on eBay and they are not really worth all tht much from what I can tell. I don’t know what else we are dealing with yet until i unpack them all.
What would you all do with these treasures? To my knowledge there are no longer any camera stores in our city that I can take them to. I am going to figure out how to use a couple of them and keep them for myself and DD but I don’t want to let them sit and rot in storage any longer! All things vintage seem to come back around at some point, so I’m hoping they will have some value at some point!
Thanks!
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Post by gsquaredmom on Sept 30, 2018 13:40:01 GMT
Are there any museums that would be interested?
If they are not worth much anyway, I would look into that, as that way the historic value is not lost.
ETA. Maybe a photography school?
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Post by AN on Sept 30, 2018 13:41:26 GMT
I would contact a local auction company and see if they would take them. (I'm talking estate auctions, not like fine valuable auctions.) Even if they aren't worth much, auction companies know how to group stuff into lots so it sells.
If they wouldn't take them, I guess I'd list them on a few local Facebook groups and see if there were any takers, but I wouldn't want to do the work to figure out what they all were, condition, etc, so I'd really hope the auction company would take them.
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 13:54:23 GMT
Ok so I looked up some of the filters I found in the box dad had- there are a bunch of Voigtlander lenses and filters. I looked these up on EBay but only found cameras. THOSE cameras are worth a pretty penny. So i need to get through these other boxes and see what’s there. I can’t imagine the man would have had those filters/lenses unless he had one of those cameras!
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Post by kelly8875 on Sept 30, 2018 13:56:41 GMT
Check again to make sure your town doesn’t have a camera store of any kind. Everyone I talk to says the same about our town, but we have one in the most popular location in town.
I love old cameras, I have a small collection of them that I find at antique stores around town. They might not be worth much, but they’re beautiful to look at. And for a scrapbooker what better collection?! My favorite one folds up, and has the accordion fold out to the lens, I just love it.
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Post by mom26 on Sept 30, 2018 14:03:53 GMT
My DS would be in heaven! He's always scrounging flea markets and vintage shops for old cameras. For some reason, they aren't that easy to find around here.
Hope you find the Voigtlander camera - that would be awesome.
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 14:14:24 GMT
Check again to make sure your town doesn’t have a camera store of any kind. Everyone I talk to says the same about our town, but we have one in the most popular location in town. I love old cameras, I have a small collection of them that I find at antique stores around town. They might not be worth much, but they’re beautiful to look at. And for a scrapbooker what better collection?! My favorite one folds up, and has the accordion fold out to the lens, I just love it. I will call a couple photographers I know and see if I can get some insight on any camera shops I don’t know about! I love them too! That’s why I want to keep at least a couple for myself and DD (she loves all things vintage, especially cameras!). One of the ones I have here is an accordion fold out camera. It’s a old Kodak. For the life of me i can’t figure out how to drop the resolution of pics on my iPad so I can post a couple of pictures. |
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 14:15:28 GMT
My DS would be in heaven! He's always scrounging flea markets and vintage shops for old cameras. For some reason, they aren't that easy to find around here. Hope you find the Voigtlander camera - that would be awesome. My Dd is the same way! And yes I’m hoping we find that one too. I’m kind of excited about researching and helping my dad with this! |
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Post by twistedscissors on Sept 30, 2018 14:18:11 GMT
I’d be in heaven! I would display them in my house!
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Post by twistedscissors on Sept 30, 2018 14:18:26 GMT
I’d be in heaven! I would display them in my house!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2018 14:27:21 GMT
After I stopped squealing I'd clean them up and display them. I love vintage cameras  |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Sept 30, 2018 14:30:40 GMT
I would contact a local auction company and see if they would take them. (I'm talking estate auctions, not like fine valuable auctions.) Even if they aren't worth much, auction companies know how to group stuff into lots so it sells. I work for friends who own an auction house. We've had large collections like that of vintage cameras several times. At auction, what is worth more money will bring more money and the converse is true as well. We separate out what needs to go up individually and lot up the rest (usually by maker as many collectors are brand loyal). Our auction house would charge you 20% of what the collection brings in total. You can also look them up yourself (be sure you are checking 'sold' prices and not 'asking' price). If you decide to sell them yourself - especially on eBay - take tons of photos of each item and do exhaustive descriptions. Collectors can be very picky. And returns can be costly to you. |
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 14:34:36 GMT
I would contact a local auction company and see if they would take them. (I'm talking estate auctions, not like fine valuable auctions.) Even if they aren't worth much, auction companies know how to group stuff into lots so it sells. I work for friends who own an auction house. We've had large collections like that of vintage cameras several times. At auction, what is worth more money will bring more money and the converse is true as well. We separate out what needs to go up individually and lot up the rest (usually by maker as many collectors are brand loyal). Our auction house would charge you 20% of what the collection brings in total. You can also look them up yourself (be sure you are checking 'sold' prices and not 'asking' price). If you decide to sell them yourself - especially on eBay - take tons of photos of each item and do exhaustive descriptions. Collectors can be very picky. And returns can be costly to you. Thank you! |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Sept 30, 2018 14:58:57 GMT
For the life of me i can’t figure out how to drop the resolution of pics on my iPad so I can post a couple of pictures. Try posting through the Tapatalk app and choose Small resolution when the box pops up. That seems to work well for me. |
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Post by pierkiss on Sept 30, 2018 15:50:11 GMT
Pee my pants from the excitement!
I would check to make sure there was no film inside any of them. If there is you’ll want to rewind it before opening them and removing it. I would get those photos developed pronto. You will probably need to send out to a printer. If you know any photographers with access to a pro lab see if they can send it in for you.
Then I would research what you’ve got. Keep the ones that are interesting to you and look into selling the rest. Check to see if there is a camera shop within driving distance who can help you with this. Or if they are far away see if they would be willing to help via email or Skype.
I am so jealous! My grandma was a serious camera lover and apparently had tons of them stashed in her attic when she died. They were all tossed out. 😭😭😭
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Post by newfcathy on Sept 30, 2018 16:18:52 GMT
Dh & I often buy old cameras at auctions. They look great in our booths. I particularly like the accordion ones.
Most of the old cameras aren’t worth much, $15 to $20. I have sold a voigtlander before for about $100, I think.
We met a bride buying old cameras to use as centerpieces for her reception.
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Post by dewryce on Sept 30, 2018 16:56:12 GMT
What a find! I like the look of them on a photo gallery/wall where most of the photos are on ledges.
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 16:56:58 GMT
Y’all my dad just brought me 5 more boxes - at least 100 cameras from instamatics to Super 8 movie cameras. Some in the original boxes, some not. I’m floored - he has 14 more boxes to bring me. I am literally so excited I can’t stand it. Brands we all have heard of and some I have never heard of before! Woo hoo. Even if nothing is worth more than $20 I am having fun!  |
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 17:07:24 GMT
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 17:07:59 GMT
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 17:09:21 GMT
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 17:09:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2018 17:11:08 GMT
First you want to find that exaktas. That is your money camera. If it a Carl Zeiss lens you are on the golden road.
There are still artists that use a graftex. There are film backs for them I would look in the boxes for them.
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 17:11:58 GMT
What a find! I like the look of them on a photo gallery/wall where most of the photos are on ledges. Great idea! There are so dang many I can definitely figure out a way to display some. I REALLY want to see if some work for sure though. |
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Post by genny on Sept 30, 2018 17:15:08 GMT
First you want to find that exaktas. That is your money camera. If it a Carl Zeiss lens you are on the golden road. There are still artists that use a graftex. There are film backs for them I would look in the boxes for them. Good to know, thank you! He is bringing me the rest in a couple of days. I’m going to try to start an inventory of what’s here now and it’s condition. Unfortunately I have no way of knowing what works or not. Hell, I don’t even know if I can buy film locally anymore, it’s been years since I’ve looked! |
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Post by LilyRose on Sept 30, 2018 17:28:39 GMT
Another option for what to do with them once you’ve got everything sorted out is to check with an antique/vintage shop to see if they’d be interested in buying some for resale. Perhaps especially those that may not be in good working order. As you can see from the other responses here, I think a lot of people just like them for decoration.
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Post by luckyexwife on Sept 30, 2018 19:07:38 GMT
Ohhhhh, I love vintage cameras!! The second pic you posted is awesome! How fun to go through them all!
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Post by papersilly on Sept 30, 2018 19:41:13 GMT
very cool camera!!! a few years ago, one of my neighbors died and their relatives cleared out the house to sell it. they piled all the "junk" on the curb. at the end of the week, all that was really left was a a couple of cardboard boxes (the kind that reams of paper come in) and some odds and ends terra cotta pots. DH was convinced it had to be crap because no one else took the boxes all week.
when the family came over for Easter a few weeks later, we went through the boxes and lo and behold!! they were full of those vintage accordion cameras like you have in your pics. lots were Kodak cameras. there was even a beautiful oak tri pod in there. i guess people who saw them during the week didn't know what they were because the cameras were folded into the boxes and it wasn't easy to open them up. i still have the cameras today and have one of the larger ones on display in my den with my vintage typewriters and DH's bakelite radios.
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Post by craftedbys on Sept 30, 2018 23:57:04 GMT
My aspiring filmmaker/photographer son is drooling over your haul. He loves the look of vintage camera, even just to display, that has become his aesthetic.
Art schools would love a donation of vintage cameras.
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Post by peano on Oct 1, 2018 2:21:37 GMT
I have this camera! A few years ago, I volunteered at our marching band tag sale and so got first dibs on a collection of vintage cameras. I bought 8 or 9 and now they’re displayed on rustic shelving in our den. Some are a lot older than this Kodak. I would love to see all that equipment. What a treasure you’ve got! |
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