[W&B] Thornton-Pickard?

[Milan Zahorcak]

Marty,
 
Welcome to the group.  You've come in during a couple of our more radical
off-topic diversions, normally we're a bit more focused . . . see, even a
photo pun . . . but it's been a quiet year, and some of us are house-bound
with head-colds or faulty plumbing.
 
I don't think we host a website, else we'd all be posting pics of our pets,
and holiday office parties on it.  Speaking of which, where are all the
office party pics this year? 
 
I can't speak for the listmeister, but we'd probably forgive you if you
simply attached a modest pic.  Worst that could happen is banishment for
life and the revocation of the ". . . and all the benefits thereof" clause
at the end of our charter.
 
>From what little I can recall of anything, the Japanese made several
traditional TP-like cameras, and also several roller-blind shutters (Kongo
???) so it's possible.  Our woody members and the TP folks can probably add
more.
 
Nite,
 
mz
 
 
 

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Subject: [W&B] Thornton-Pickard?


Hello all, I've been on this list for a few weeks and this is my first
posting.  I have enjoyed the coffee thread though I must confess I love
Starbucks, the stronger the better, with Half cream, and the plumbing
information might prove to be useful as I have a leaky faucet and am facing
doing-it-myself or waiting until we redecorate, or for Godot.

My collection is eclectic, it contains what interested me at the time, and I
still love them all, especially the several wood & brass cameras.  One I've
had for a long time is a 3-1/4 X 4-1/4 field camera (though it may be metric
dimensions) with very beautiful wood and matching film holders and film pack
adapter that have that kind of dark slide made of attached slats that bend
-- there's a name for that which I can never remember.  I've always thought
the camera was Japanese, but I recently saw a photo of a Thornton-Pickard
that looked much like my camera.  Mine has no ID or numbers on it, and based
on some small holes in it there are pieces of hardware missing. The shutter
that was on it when I bought it is a cannibalization from a Kodak folder --
what a mismatch, though I love some of those Autographics in my collection
and have also done my share of stealing from an ICA to provide for something
else.  I wondered if this list has a site that I can post a photo to, and
someone may know exactly what it is.

I'm looking forward to the Continuing Education that W & B is providing.

Marty   

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