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12/04/2007 05:41:28 AM · #1 |
Today, while archiving an old heritage factory about to be demolished I was surprised to come across this on the empty shelves. Do you think it is worth rescuing?
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12/04/2007 05:42:38 AM · #2 |
YES!!!
I have no idea what it is, but it looks awesome!! |
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12/04/2007 06:17:24 AM · #3 |
I bet  bear_music knows. |
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12/04/2007 06:34:26 AM · #4 |
listen to beecee.TAKE IT..TAKE IT..NEVER LEAVE ANYTHING IN A BUILDING THAT LOOKS INTERESTING...I ONLY WISH I WAS THERE WITH YOU...LOL..it looks like an early victorian camera to me..or something to that effect
//www.antiquewoodcameras.com/views.htm
have a look at these.i know there wood but they still have the same design
Message edited by author 2007-12-04 06:44:33. |
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12/04/2007 06:52:29 AM · #5 |
I meant to do this before but forgot....I blew up the original shot of the front side and was able to read the plate....it says "tasope deluxe" along with a serial number. I googled it and got a couple of hits but nothing major.
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12/04/2007 07:06:43 AM · #6 |
Found this here
My dad came across a wooden Wollensak camera found in his garage attic with a base of 9" wide x 32" long. The front base as well as the glass plate measures 12 1/2"x14". The lens is marked F8 Focus 10 1/2" Tasope Deluxe Rochester NY. Lens cover is of silver in color, on outside marked Wollensak and inside has purple velvet. A small metal plate above the lens reads Tasope Deluxe; camera no 425122. It's hard to make out what is on the bottom of that plate, but part of it does say School of Photo Engraving. There are wires comming out the front that have apparently been broken or worn off but on inside of camera there is a small bulb. Camera has double bellows, rather dirty but are of a cream color. Bellows are not torn at all but show some wear on the corners. Any information you could share would be greatly appreciated.
Actually, this isn't a photographic camera at all. It's a process camera used in lithography, engraving, and other printing applications. Common as dust (every printing house in the country had at least one, and there were thousands and thousands of printers over a period of 80+ years), impossible to date precisely (most models remained available for sale, totally unchanged, for decades!), of no practical use (it's all done with computers today), and virtually worthless to collectors (a classic example of a "white elephant" that collectors won't touch because of it's ungainly size and mundane nature).
And...Tasope = process/enlarging lens.
Message edited by author 2007-12-04 07:09:16.
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12/04/2007 09:01:10 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Pug-H:
I bet bear_music knows. |
It's a process camera used in making plates for offset lithography. Based on the condition visible in the images I'd guess it is probably worthless. The chances of its still being light tight are pretty slim. The bellows rot over time if they are not maintained.
R.
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12/04/2007 02:26:50 PM · #8 |
| Kay, send it to me and I'll make something out of it, like my end table made from an ollllld suitcase :D |
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12/04/2007 02:30:22 PM · #9 |
| clean it up and put it on ebay - ya never know. |
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12/04/2007 03:17:19 PM · #10 |
I bet you can get $40-50 on ebay for it.
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