Photohistorisch tijdschrift and other things

Yesterday issue number 1, 2011, of the Dutch photographica collectors society journal, called Photohistorisch Tijdschrift, dropped on the door mat. Again it contains a nice mixture of articles. On the cover a color photo of a charming simple boxcamera build it yourself kit, the Starr Cora. Inside (among other articles) a story on the (un)wanted sharpness in CdV's. Also an article on high speed photography, with a number of interesting photographs of bullets flying through playing cards or nuclear explosions. The operation of the special cameras is well explained. Also the intriguing photos of 3 artists: Fieret, Tichý, Heyboer. Then there is my own article on the Eastman Interchangeable View camera and the article on the 1949/1950 Starr Cora kit. All in color! If you don't speak Dutch I can only advise to learn it, so you can read our journal.

My No. 4 Folding Kodet Junior is back in the country again, but the customs are holding it because they don't understand what is going on. I'll call them monday and see if I can explain that the camera is on it way back to the owner after it has been restored.

I haven't been able to find a good answer to the question about the mysterious printing frame. I even asked Captain Kodak (ol' time Kodak collectors will know who it is), but he didn't know. What I could find is a hint in a 1896 Catalog (thanks to Charlie Kamerman's website). Here's a snippet view.

So maybe it is a 'special' but I really don't know.

At eBay there's a Eastman Pinhole camera for sale. Still 2 days to go. The camera was built from a kit that was sold, I believe, around 1930. Years ago I had an unassembled set in my collection, consisting of a big yellow envelope, a number if carton pieces, a pin to make the pinhole with and an instruction booklet. It was a nice and rare kit, but I have sold it because it didn't fit in my collection. Here is a pic of the camera on eBay.