!! AUCTION THIS SUNDAY !! PHSC is pleased to announce an important event coming up this Sunday, September 15. A Special Auction will give attendees a unique opportunity to bid on the best equipment and images collected from a number of important estates. The brochure attached shows a sampling of this equipment. In addition, a stunning collection of original prints from the estate of noted photographer and lecturer Rex Frost will be auctioned. Note that due to the quality and quantity of items available, no further lots will be accepted at the auction. SEE YOU THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH - SEE ATTACHED PAGES PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA MULTI - ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHIC AUCTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2013 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #101, 3850 LAKESHORE BLVD. WEST LOCATED END OF LAKESHORE TTC STREET CAR RUN TO LONG BRANCH, #501 (Queen) OR TAKE THE GO-TRAIN TO THE LONG BRANCH STATION (IMMEDIATELY HANDY) REGISTRATION/ VIEWING 9:30–10.30 AM BIDDING STARTS 10:30 AM FORMAT SAME AS PREVIOUS AUCTIONS A 5% BUYER’S PREMIUM WILL APPLY CASH or known CHEQUE will be accepted as payment for auction items. Sorry – no provision for credit card payments. Registration/viewing 9:30-10.30AM - Bidding starts 10:30 AM FREE ADMISSION – PUBLIC WELCOME For update information check: www.phsc.ca/auction.html for additional information contact Douglas Napier – Auction Chairman at 905-734-9108 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT with photo equipment. We set up After a tumultuous two weeks that saw a number lots of chairs – but often it’s stand- ing room only. That’s why we moved of estate situations finally come together, PHSC to the new venue. They treat us like Vice-President/Auction Master Doug Napier is gold there with the cafe downstairs and easy access for both young and pleased to announce that the upcoming Estates old alike. Auction has a number of particularly interesting The auction preview and bidder items and a very good range of usable equipment registration starts at 9:30AM. All bid- ders must register with valid identifi- for the avid photographer. cation. At 10:30AM items offered get bid up and the highest bidder wins the item. According to President Mark A lot of relatives get a great deal At the end of the auction, win- Singer, the PHSC, soon to celebrate of satisfaction knowing that these ning bidders pay for their items and its 40th anniversary, has been run- items will go to an appreciative home they’re done. ning photography auctions since its where they will continue to be used Keep it simple: come to our auc- inception in 1974. There has almost and enjoyed – instead of ending up tion, find something you like, see it, always been a general auction in the as landfill. smell it, taste it, buy it, pay for it and spring and a silent auction at our De- The PHSC auction team is a pool take it home. Simple, right?” cember meetings, and now we hold of talents that makes the event a suc- Estate Auctions as the need emerg- cess. We go to the basement, attic, es. In recent years the auction team back room, storage unit or wherever This Sunday September 15, 2013 has developed a good, simple auc- the photographic goodies are stored Canadian Legion #101 tion system that works smoothly and and carefully pack everything. 3850 Lake Shore Blvd. West efficiently. Once we have the lists of equip- Toronto Ont. M8W 1R3 We hear stories like “Uncle Joe ment and photographs, we start pro- NO RESERVES was always the family photographer, moting the event like crazy. This pub- he even had a darkroom in the base- NO MINIMUM licity includes the PC Journal, which EVERYTHING SELLS. ment, and now he’s passed away goes to all our members, the PHSC E- and we don’t know what to do with mail newsletter which goes to almost Viewing 9:30-10:30 am all his stuff” 1500 addresses, the PHSC Facebook Auction Starts 10:30 am The PHSC is in a unique position page, Kijiji and Akimbo among oth- FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING to solve the challenges that emerge ers. If you even slightly plugged into when a photography-loving member the photographic community in this The PHSC, a federally-registered of the family has passed. part of the world, you’re sure going charity dedicated to preserving the It’s a delicate situation. Here you to hear about it – likely from multiple history of photography in Canada. sources. That’s why we get more and have Dad’s collection, you know he (SEE ADDITIONAL PAGES) loved his stuff, but what is it worth? more people coming to our events. What’s the best way to liquidate it, The PHSC auctions have gotten so get the most money with the least big, we recently had to move to the amount of hassle? When a family is Legion Hall 101 at 3850 Lakeshore ready, we send in a small crew to do Boulevard West in the south-west a general evaluation. We encourage corner of Toronto – a larger venue. people not to chuck anything. Some- On the day of the event, the team times you get over $100 for a small kicks into high gear. We arrive early Leica lens cap that otherwise might to make sure the room is set up prop- get tossed. erly, with supervised tables arranged FOR A SLIDE SHOW OF THESE IMAGES GO TO OUR WEBSITE: PHSC.CA SALON PRINTS OF NOTED AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER REX FROST TO BE AUCTIONED AS A SPECIAL FEATURE ON SUNDAY REX FROST THIS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15 2013 #101 LEGION HALL 2013 PHSC Estates Auction list Included, amongst many, many photo-related goods A SLIDE SHOW OF THE for the 2013 PHSC Estates Auction are the follow- AUCTION LOTS IS VIEW- ABLE ON THE PHSC WEB ing items. The list is subject to additions and de- SITE – see the Auction ad letions at any time. A slide show is available at: and hit “clicking here” http://phsc.ca/PHSC%20Web/Auction-Estate/index.html Graflex cameras, Rollei TLRs, Boy Scout cam- significant quantity of Polaroid 809 8x10 film; an- era, Leica camera, antique large format brass tique contact printer, red-bellows camera, lan- lenses, user Nikon lenses; Nikon extension ring, tern slides, Yashica TLR, lantern slide projectors, Kodak 620 folding camera, Iloca stereo cam- antique German camera, tripod, Bolex with Ang- era, Kodak Vollenda, Edixa reflex camera, Prak- enieux lenses, Kodak folders, glass negatives, tina, Agfa, Minolta, Konica, Zeiss Ikon Tengor, antique film developing kit, stereo camera, Ikon- Certotrop Bellows camera, Voigtlander Vito, ta B, 1892 Kodak, Contax rangefinder, darkroom Samoca 35, Argus, Zeiss Derval, Nettar, Kodak equipment including easels and numerous large Cine, Keystone cameras, camera cases, flashes, porcelain trays, photographs by Karsh, Harmon, Brownie, Polaroid, Diana, Ensign, Weston, Ma- Sarony, Hit camera, nikkormat ftn/50/2, polaroid miya, Olympus, Pentax, Ricoh, Rolleiflex camera 600 & film,38mm cine lens Kodak,brass lens & with accessories; Bell & Howell movie projectors, shutter, nikon em, boy scout camera ,mickey slide projector, film editor, microphones, movie mouse camera vivitar canon 60mm macro lens cameras, Yashica 44, Practica, Tower camera, ,15mm cine lens Kodak, rolleicord TLR camera Zeiss camera with Tessar lens, Olympus Trip 35, 8x10 brass barrel lens , manfrotto super clamp, Norca, Paxette, Bolex with Angenieux lens, Ma- minolta AF zoom lens 75/300 shine binoculars miyaflex, Ricohflex, SP1000, Vitomatic, Ikonta, Japan , SRT101/50, 1.4 lens, minolta zoom 110, Yashica TLRs, Kodak Autographics, Bausch & eumigetta 120 kolibri spy camera, metz 30B3 Lomb, SamocaFlex 35, Kowa, Taron, Vebur, Wir- flash, linhof tripod,wood tripod,wood tripod can- gin, Coronet, Takumar lens, Tamron lens, Wet- on flash, stereo 3d projector viewer, kid projec- zlar lens, Lordomat lens, Wollensak lens, antique tor & strips, Progrex dental camera 4x5 crown large format lenses, Porroflex finder, filters and graphic camera,Stereo nudes & stereoclic view- flashes; Kodak Retina II, Kodak Vigilant, Olym- er , Camera at war book Combat Photographer pus Pen-EE, light meters and filters, Toshiba S book, This is war DD Duncan book, figure stud- VHS, Ambro projector, TDC projector, Bolex ies manuals vintage Stereo views San Francisco 16mm movie camera with Trioplan lens; huge Catastrophe 1906, Leica IIIC sharkskin camera selection of Rex Frost photographs and memo- ,Leica M3 SS,ST,PV Dual range Summicron rabilia; photo studio grip including Avenger C- 50mm, Summaron 35mm 2.8 with eyes , nikon stands, Cine stand and large boom, background 60mm 2.8D MACRO lens AF Nikon Nikkor 50mm stand, 5’ and 9’ seemless, light stands, grip 1;1.2 lens , Manfrotto 1000BAC master stands arms, collapsible background frame, Gitzo tri- light-stands, Soft box lighting, Studio umbrellas pod, Gitzo head, reflectors, umbrellas, 4x5 Sinar , Flash speed ring adapter sets, backdrop stand camera outfit, 300mm Apo Ronar, Pantograph, & cross bar Union cased photos assorted types Lowel lights, Totalite, Speedotron 102/102A flash , W. Notman images , Shooting table, old wood heads, grids, barndoors, snoots and reflectors, film holders Topcon RE super camera, nikkorex light painting tool, Super Speed Graphic, Tele lens 35mm 2.8, KODAK large wooden box OLD. Xenar, Super Angular, Kart-a-bag, studio props, Nikon D1X +charger & batteries, big box of flash CONTINUED NEXT PAGE bulbs, Bell & Howell-Movie Projector Model per 8 movie camera ,3 Trick lenses for super 8 253 AX, Yashica 44 TLR camera, Argus Cam- cameras, Kern Yvar 2.5 12.5mm lens for bolex eras of Canada,Mansfield 8 mm Editor 2000, super 8 camera, 2 filters and 2 parallax correc- AMBIFLEX Agfa, Praktica MTL3, Tower 24 aka tors for Bolex cameras camera cases, Acme- ashaiflex , Curt Bentzin Forlitz camera, Olympus Lite Model