2000 Exhibit Report


In this 20th year of the Puget Sound Photographic Collectors Society we had a most varied and interesting group of twelve exhibits. From the high quality of the displays it was obvious that everyone worked hard on a lot of original ideas. The three judges panel of: Norma Eid, Check Meyer and Sam Westfall gave generously of their time and discerning judgement at a very busy time Saturday morning.



Here is a list of the exhibits:
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Ray Kirlin Ray treated the large crowd of lookers to what may be close to the definitive collection of colored and decorated Vest Pocket Kodak's. If you have the Campfire Girls model then talk to Ray about the Fraternal examples.
Gene Raddatz Gene presented a comprehensive and educational panorama of twin lens Voightlander Cameras. Gene also introduced a new idea for security with a motion alarm attached to the finder examples.
Shirley Sparrow Christmas came early in April at Shirley's charming display of ornaments, music boxes and figurines. The display interwove Christmas and photography very effectively. That was Shirley's debut and we welcome her to the group of exhibitors.
Bob Kelly Bob continues on the seemingly endless but ever fascinating Argus theme. This year Bob had some two dozen examples of Argus twin-lens cameras. Some very rare even to prototypes and tastefully displayed with boxes and literature.
Bill Kimber Bill celebrated 20 years with 20 Collecting Favorites. This eclectic exhibit combined the artful Kodak Catalogs, the classical Graflex, the rare French Parvo and the whimsical Donald Duck into an entertaining look at a fine collection. It was an exhibit to be browsed and enjoyed in its diversity.
Milan Zahorcak Milan showed us another educational and historical exhibit with "A Wider View, Panoramic Postcards and Photographs." Classical views like Glacier Point and Multnomah Falls both with and without the bridge. Railroad trestles, dams, lakes and bridges all in sweeping panorama. A classy exhibit to be savored like the vintage it was.
Marvin Nauman Marvin scored high with another hands on exhibit of historic projector gear. Have you ever aspired to be a movie projectionist? You could have projected Bill Hart's "Riddle Gawn" right up there on the silver screen or enjoyed lantern slides on early Western Theatre equipment.
Ralph and Bobbi London Ralph and Bobbi showed a most fascinating display of cameras with shutters concealed in wooden lens boards. The point was made that during the '90s many companies made cameras and marketed the design through one or more separate companies. This design allowed for very compact 4x5 cameras as well as warm polished wood adding to the beauty of each piece.
Gary Sivertsen Gary got his feet wet with a truly excellent debut display of subminiature cameras. Gary seemingly has them all. The Compass, Minox in all models, Hits, twin-lens and panoramas. Everything the big ones do the small ones do also? All of these were displayed in secure and artfully designed cases. Another fine first effort.
Stuart Curry (1) Stuart's first display carried on the unique theme of Argus cameras through "Birth", "Life", and "Lingering Death". The "Cs", the Autoronic and finally the Matchmatic. A clever idea and, as always, an artistically designed exhibit.
Stuart Curry (2) Stuart's second display was what he called the "Alternative Collection." The collection was of Kodak cars and ad items assembled from a variety of readily available sources. A highlight of the exhibit was a mini-diorama of Mickey Mouse photographing Minnie, Donald Duck and Pluto against a background of a gas pump and '30s vintage Roadster. Kodak yellow very much dominated the exhibit. Two excellent displays.
Pacific Rim Camera This was the first display by a photographic dealer. They had a wide ranging display of advertising paraphernalia. In the exhibit were lighted display signs from Bolex and Graflex as well as a clock from Exakta, ash trays from Agfa to Zeiss, coffee mugs and glassware.








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