Glass plate piccys.

[ozwinner]

Long before I became the joint owner of the Craporium, I have had an interest in old photograph, cameras, light meters, darkroom light, images, etc.

Here are some old photos that I bought from an auction some years ago that are on 6x4" glass plates.
As we speak they are wasting away, I could smell the emulsion as I copied them tonight.

Al :(

[ozwinner]

More.

Al :(

[ozwinner]

More still, I hope you enjoy them.
I always think of how hard these ppl had life.

Al :(

[aabb]

More still, I hope you enjoy them.
I always think of how hard these ppl had life.

Al :(

Nice pics oz and good on you for preserving them and sharing them with us...

Just wondering if kid with sheep in first batch is you ... how cute --- thought you were ozzie from name but maybe kiwi :-)

Thanks again
albert

[doug1]

Do you know anything of the phographs, the State Library may be intererested in having or copying what you have , or a local historical society, particularly if some information is known

Doug

[aabb]

Just wondering if kid with sheep in first batch is you ...
albert

actually reminds me of old pic i have somewhere at about that age except i have pair of tarten trousers on and am with old sheep dog - ah the memories

[ozwinner]

Id say from the picys, they are from the 1920's, and of oz origin going by the sharp shadows.
There are not too may places on the planet that you get so sharp a shadow.


Al :)

[MajorPanic]

No wonder you ended up with these Al, they are all out of focus!! http://www.ubeaut.biz/scared2.gif

I got to play with 11" X 14" glass negs when I was at Uni........ some time ago.
I've never seen anything in negitave form that was as sharp! We printed them using a horizontal 11X14 enlarger, it took 2 people, one to adjust the focus & one to tell when the image was in focus. Exposure times were generally 180 seconds & greater on modern paper. http://www.ubeaut.biz/emotional.gif

[ozwinner]

Anyone know what sort of truck this is?

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=12271


Al :)

[Zed]

Im not sure what type of truck it it but you can pretty much guarantee that it finished its days as a pile of oxidied metal in a paddock somewhere!

great photos by the way. you should probably be careful wrt all the stuff you breathe in in the craporium mate, old timers didnt know what we did about lead poisioning and all that stuff, if its not cancerous it may be at least skin eating or whatever... did you hear that they reckon teflon coated frypans are supposed you cause some sort of illness too now. I bet Dupont is going "Oh bugger me no! not another one!!!!"

going by the look of your avatar you've already breathed in too much craporium stuff - either that or the piddle dow the side of your building is leaching into the walls....

[fxst]

An old one Al, looking for a new pick up truck for thecrapatorium ? :D I know p**** orf Pete
I too would like to know.
as an aside they had a old truck show in the Alice recently and we saw quite a few heading up there on their own steam or should I say petrol :D
some very nicely restored units too
Pete

[RETIRED]

I would hazard a guess and say that it is European. Possibly a Renault. BUT I could be wrong.

[RETIRED]

One of the best collection of glass negatives that I have ever seen printed was in Cooktown. Found by accident and furiously trying to be saved before they detoriate too far.

[MICKYG]

Al, The truck looks a bit like 1918 ac model mack, cant be sure but it looks very similiar. Will do some more research.

Regards Mike.

[vsquizz]

Al, the last Truck pictured is almost definetly a Foden (kero and petrol not steam).

Cheers

[MICKYG]

Al,

Have had a look at quite a few old trucks and the most likely is 1917 - 18 International. They made a weird truck with the strange shape "bonnet" in this particular year. It was two ton / four ton unit which this old jigger seems to be around. The AC Mack had a grille / air venting down each side and this seems to rule out that this is the model. If the picture is from overseas somewhere that may put a different slant on the idea.

I am unable to turn it up in any musuems so far.

Regards Mike :confused: :D

[Gra]

Not sure of the make of truck, but would be interested in sharp copies of any car related photo's to add to my collection. I am putting together a website of all the period photos that my father has collected over the years of vintage and classic cars

You can see some of them at http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/neilswebsite/period_information.html

Any idea where in Oz they came from?

I have to say the front look like a renault car of the early twenties, thought trucks arn't my thing.

As for the trucks going to alice springs, I have a mate on that run in a 1928 Graham 2 ton truck he has just completed restoring from scrap. He is driving all the way from Murray Bridge in SA.

[Auld Bassoon]

Hi Ozwinner!

Great stuff! These old windows into the early part of last century are fascinating. Liked the last shot of the truck. My guess is that it's a Renault (note the shape of the bonnet (or possibly a MORS). I note also that the poor s@d is, literally, in the lurch!

Cheers

[ozwinner]

Hi Ozwinner!

Great stuff! These old windows into the early part of last century are fascinating. Liked the last shot of the truck. My guess is that it's a Renault (note the shape of the bonnet (or possibly a MORS). I note also that the poor s@d is, literally, in the lurch!

Cheers

Yep boged to the axels.

I really like the family on the porch all in their finest clothes, and you can see it is stinking hot too.

Al :D

[ozwinner]

Heres one I forgot, and it my fave of the lot, sorry for not includeing it in the first lot.

Al :o

[AlexS]

Note the Thonet bentwood chair in the pic above.

[ozwinner]

When you look at the piccy ya can just imagine the clan getting together for the Christmas feast.

200 degrees in the shade, mum slaving over a wood stove, but you had to wear your finest gear even if it ment you died.

Al :D