http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/ Wood and brass camera collectors Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:09:07 GMT David Silver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/731 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/731 Hi gang, Please take a look at: http://www.well.com/user/silver/unknownSLR.html It's driving me crazy because I think I know what it is, but I just can't Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:00:21 GMT F West http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/730 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/730 David and Rob, thanks for all that.  I see, then this is the original form of the B&L Iris Diaphragm shutter, which evolved into like what was used on the Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:28:06 GMT David Silver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/729 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/729 Hi Frank, Rob beat me to the punch on this one, but to verify further, I believe this was the first production version of the Diaphragm Shutter from Bausch & Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:41:24 GMT f64imager http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/728 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/728 This is an early version of the Diaphragm Shutter ... not rare but somewhat uncommon. I've seen numerous examples. I have Anthony adverts for this shutter Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:47:20 GMT F West http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/727 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/727 Hello, I spotted this antique brass pneumatic Bausch & Lomb shutter on eBay, I have one exactly like it, but until I saw the eBay example I always thought mine Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:52:07 GMT Scott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/724 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/724 I was flipping through an inventory of my collection and ran across a wooden field camera I bought ages ago. If I recall correctly it's a very standard Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:40:41 GMT Fred /Maren Friedman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/723 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/723 David, I did not respond to your IDCC request since I can not help. Sorry. I am in need of a small item for a restoration myself. I need a brass focussing Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:17:01 GMT David Silver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/722 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/722 Hello all, I tossed out the following request to the IDCC last week during one of their swap days, and the only response I received was the sound of one hand Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:04:50 GMT msafier@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/721 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/721 Thanks for posting this Michael. I haven't found any British W&B in the USA during my travels so far although I have seen some nice items thanks to those Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:43:48 GMT Michael Pritchard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/720 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/720 List readers might be interested to learn of a new auction house in the UK holding an photographic camera auction. I have just seen the catalogue and there's Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:54:42 GMT Scott B http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/719 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/719 Eric, It was good to learn about that book.  It was new to me.  Searching through the book on-line I found a few items I haven't been able to locate in other Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:59:59 GMT ericevans2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/718 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/718 Michael and "grin and click", Thanks for taking the trouble, it is appreciated. The prairie is not quite so lonely, now......... Regards, Eric. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:52:53 GMT Michael Pritchard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/717 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/717 Your surmise that Kodak didn't make this is almost certainly correct. 1904 was just at the point when Kodak had established its own wholesaling business in Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:54:33 GMT grinandclick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/716 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/716 I have a very early wood & brass camera which is identified as being made by the Century Camera Co.. The Century Camera Co. was bought out by Kodak. (Both Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:16:41 GMT ericevans2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/715 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/message/715 I have now had what must be the definitive reply to this query, from a member of the IDCC group, in the form of this link: http://tinyurl.com/y8gzjq8 The link