[W&B] My New W&B web site

[Eric Evans]

Hi Marcel, (And Gerald, Lew, Clarence, two Peters, Ross, Steve, Holger and Ake),
Don't know if this is a very "newby" thing to do, but I am a newby, and I appreciate all of your kind remarks re. the web site. If in the excitement of the moment I have missed anybody off the above list, I apologise, it was unintentional.
    It's my first venture into anything to do with computers, apart from the occasional e mail, and I'm delighted to know that it is actually getting out there to people who are interested. I have been in Education at all sorts of levels, all my life, and I think the purpose of a collection is to be available for the information of others; that's why I did it. 
   That and bragging..........
   Lew, I tried to e mail you on your own address but had it returned as undeliverable, so Bom Dia and Muito Obrigado.
    Marcel, did you know that Watson would have no machinery in his works, apart from a circular saw, until 1898? Everything was done by hand, and looking at some of his stuff, I find that wholly unbelievable. The sites you cited (!) have been on my favourites list for ever and I greatly respect them, as you do. 
    I have seen tripod turntables replaced by brass, aluminium and wood discs with the object of being able to use a standard tripod screw. Some ingenious ones I've seen were removable to still enable the turntable to be used, if required.
    Let's face it, those turntables weren't such a great invention, when it came to struggling to support the camera, in the field, while you tried to get the tripod legs onto one; I believe most of the old-timers (and some present day users) left the legs on, once they were fitted, and carried the whole outfit as a "lump" over the shoulder, with consequent danger of damage. 
    Not one of Mr. McKellen's better ideas, IMHO, but it certainly made waves in its day.
Thanks and regards to all,
Eric.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marcel Safier 
  To: 'Collectors of 19th Century Cameras &Photographica' 
  Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 9:03 PM
  Subject: RE: [W&B] My New W&B web site


  Eric

   

  Magnificent!. This is more than just bragging. This is shear exhibitionism at its most indulgent extreme!!  But seriously you've done what I have been intending to do and probably put anything I could cobble together to shame. It joins the ranks of other sites I marvel at such as Rob Neiderman's http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/, Larry's equally excellent http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/ and not to forget Ake Borgstrom's http://www.photographica.nu/ but of course yours features so much of my first love, British W&B that I am bowled over. It is interesting to see your use of the words "English style" cameras which I have not heard used elsewhere. Maybe I don't get out enough. 

   

  No doubt most of us are aware of the wonderful items Milan has been listing on eBay recently. I managed to secure the Watson Acme full plate which turned up on Friday and is really quite lovely, making a good impression at this month's Cameraholics meeting that night. The centre of the tripod turntable had been replaced by an aluminium disc with a standard threaded centre which is something I haven't seen before. 

   

  Cheers!

  Marcel
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  Marcel Safier (Photographic Historian)
  PO Box 239
  Holland Park 4121
  Queensland Australia
  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~msafier/index.html 

   

  -----Original Message-----
  From: woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com [mailto:woodandbrass-bounces at kjsl.com] On Behalf Of Eric Evans
  Sent: 03 February 2008 02:48
  To: Collectors of 19th Century Cameras &Photographica
  Cc: IDCC at kjsl.com
  Subject: [W&B] My New W&B web site

   

  Hi group,

   

              I thought some of you might like to know I have acquired bragging rights on a web 

   

              site that has been under construction for the past year or so. 

   

              It shows my collection of 130 plus, mainly British, 19thC. / early 20thC. wood and 

   

              brass cameras. 

   

              The site is now functional, and accessible for anybody interested, at 

   

                                                  www.woodandbrass.co.uk

   

              Eric.

   



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