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[JARMAN]

Any camera experts on the forum? Found in a c-space section of a dug out basement in an old house. Close as i came so far is a 1950,s Traveler 120 box camera by the same Co. Pho-Tak Corporation of Chicago. Would like to know the date of mfg.Think it will clean up enough just to set on the shelf.Thanks for looking and any info.HH

 

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[Newbie1967]

That is too cool!

My brother in law is a professional photographer who happens to also collect old camera's. I'm going to send your pics to him to see what, if anything, he can tell me about it.

Jim

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks Jim,Hope he can help and thank him.HH

 

[Newbie1967]

No problem! I sent him the pictures and I'm waiting to hear back. I also found an indentical camera on Ebay, and I have an e-mail into the seller asking him what year it was manufactured.

Jim

 

[Newbie1967]

Okay, I heard back from my b-i-law - unfortunately he can't tell us anything about it - he does have a similar one, and he believes it dates back to pre-1950, but he can't be sure.

I'll see if I have a reply from that seller on eBay tonight when I check my home e-mail.

Jim

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks jim

 

[Wayne from Maine]

Would have been nice if there had been a roll of exposed film in it!

 

[Newbie1967]

Okay, word from the eBay seller - he has no clue either. So I guess you'll just have to clean it up, put it on the mantle, and enjoy it! Sorry I couldn't come up with much useful information! But a very cool find!

 

[omnicognic]

is that a 130? if so, they only made that film from 1916 to 1930! 8)

 

[Bill W.]

I looked around on the web and could find very similar cameras but none that had the Spectator written above the lens. A model similar to it was around in the very late 40's early 50's. Follow this link there are a couple of good links off that search.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Traveler+120+box+camera+Pho-Tak+&tab=Web&fr=my-vert-web-top

-Bill

 

[JARMAN]

Thanks all, Bill and Jim thanks for the time.Thats all i could come up with on the sites to.I'll keep looking.HH