This OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 118 Lots, ALL of which appear to be illustrated, of an exceptional collection of vintage Historical Cameras, including the Ken Crane Collection !

"The first camera Ken Crane ever owned was a Kodak Brownie. It is not included in the selection now offered for sale because, apart from its sentimental value, Ken wishes to retain it as typical of the cameras in his collection."

"...developed a reputation as a camera collector and many early or unusual cameras began to come his way.... the Carlo Ponti Megalethoscope in 1965 (lot 92) and the Lumiere Cinematographie camera for £6 in 1995.

"Now in retirement at the age of 93 years Ken has decided to retain a part of his camera collection on which he hopes to rebuild yet another collection. He feels that, in dispersing some of the highlights from his collection, he is extending to a new generation of collectors his love of an artistic medium as rich as the pen, paint-brush or sculptor's chisel - the camera."

Included are - viewers, stereoscopes, projection equipment; box, bellows, field, reflex, stereo, turn of the last century cine cameras, and MUCH more!

Makers/brands include those in the header and - Zeiss Icon, Goltz and Breutmann, Lancaster, Thornton-Packard, among MANY others!

WOWSERS! You will be delighted to find all the real gems in this kewl reference -- many of which I had never seen before! Some of the fine wood housings and fittings on many of them are absolutely amazing. This is a must have to help you begin/update your personal computer database, which is so easy to do these days with readily available software (which you can find reasonably priced right on eBay!) including all the data in your book references AND pics! When you organize the program according to your own criteria, you can access anything you are interested in at the click of the mouse! It sure beats having to go through the scores or even hundreds of tomes in your personal research library to find something in particular!

Condition Classes [Cosmetic/Mechanical].

For well over 20 years I have been adding these extremely well illustrated, frequently monographic auction catalogues as reference sources to my personal library, and was always absolutely thrilled to find something dealing with my eclectic interests. As with many of the books in my research library, I frequently, when possible, obtained duplicate copies, as I like to have one to use and another as a back-up. They are really a UNIQUE source for hard-to-find data and for use as identification guides, usually containing information about the size, media, dates, styles, signatures, estimated values, and often data on the artist or maker. Older catalogues on specialized subjects are usually extremely difficult to find because knowledgeable collectors had already acquired them as invaluable reference sources when they first appeared!

Book in EXCELLENT Condition!!