Tag: antique
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Map Collecting is a Hobby
written by ilkadj on 2012-08-20Many people collect coins and stamps, but did you know some collect maps? Yep, antique maps from the 1800s can be worth thousands of dollars nowadays. So if you find one in your attic, hold on to it tight, because it might be worth a fortune in the future. Just make sure you put it somewhere safe.
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Flea Market at FuHe Bridge in Taipei
written by duringmyheyday on 2012-05-30 #placesOn weekend mornings, you'll find antique collectors and bargain hunters gathering at the FuHe Bridge Flea Market, scouring for treasures amongst piles of second-hand junk.
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Everybody, This is the Mamiya/Sekor 500DTL
written by rrohe on 2012-04-05 #gearLomographer rrohe tells us an endearing tale of his old friend, the Mamiya/Sekor 500DTL.
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Kodak Ektralite 10: (Almost) Another Spy
written by jodidopanki on 2011-11-14 #gearThe perfect spy camera...if we were like Andre The Giant.
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Spitalfields Market - Shopping Mecca of East London
written by neja on 2011-03-08 #placesOn a border of the Financial City with its skyscrapers, there is Spitalfields Market from which the East End starts. 50 steps away from busy Liverpool Street Station, and you are already lost in narrow and curvy streets which haven't changed through centuries.
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Ansco Shur-Flash Medium Format Box Camera
written by dirklancer on 2011-01-28 #gearSometimes, that lovely old box camera on the shelf in the used bookstore/coffee shop works better than you think. This vintage Ansco was surprising, and I mean that in a good way.
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Argus C3 "The Brick"
written by dirklancer on 2008-11-25 #gearThe Argus C3, a range finder camera affectionately known by its many lovers as "the Brick", is an artifact right out of the early mid-19th century machine age. The front of the camera is covered in gears, and it could easily pass for a highly specialized scientific measuring device at first glance. It is constructed of heavy Bakelite and metal, so you can guess that it's about as heavy as a brick...hence the nickname.
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