Kodak – Auction Finds

January 15, 2020

Interesting array of old things

Posted in Businesses, camera, collectibles, and Home

My walk-through at the auction house wasn’t turning up any noticeable gems on this particular day. But I’ve been going to auctions long enough to know that items sometimes hold a story and a history…

September 18, 2009

sherry

Bird watching

Posted in Art

I was at an arts and crafts show a week ago and came across vintage items I had seen at auctions – Kodak camera, mini sewing machine – refashioned into art pieces.

September 15, 2009

sherry

Family vacation slides

Posted in Photos

There was a time, it seems, that many families made slides from their family vacations. I come across tons of these slides – paper and glass – from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. With DVDs,…

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