I forgot to mention that the rear of the pill box is stamped with the agents name for Sweden - a clue perhaps. It was Arto Aktiebogalet (Arto & Co). They were the equivalent of B&J in the USA and produced a very large annual comprehensive list of their photographic offerings. Perhaps some of our Swedish members have some of these old catalogues (20´s and 30's)? I have just bought/ordered the annual for 1934 but the Plasticca may have gone off the market before then.
600mm Plasticca alongside a sinar board mounted with a 36cm Heliar.
WOW - that's a big one...Originally Posted by Steven Tribe
have you ever used it? could be interesting to see some images done with it...
Sorry Emil - You will have to wait until I've got an extension+ rail for the cambo! It will just fit on a sinar board with a bit of superstructure built on the front so I might just try that first as I can borrow my son's sinar copal shutter - I hope. Thinking a lot about where to try it ( without garden nymphs!). I just cleaned it today - it is in super optical condition.
come visit!
You can use my garden - with nymphs and all...
I have a Gandolfi 30x40 and a 40x50cm camera that might accept the monster.
And I have several extra bellows for my sinar...
If there is a will - there is a way!
If you're from Dk, then it might actually be possible to meet some day - who knows.
My order for an Arto Aktiebolaget (correct spelling this time) 1934 Catalogue - which might have more details about the Plasticca - seems to produced panic searching at the Swedish establishment! They have just moved and apologise profusely. I have visions of boxes being emptied in dark attics and checking titles with pocket torches. I'll post the data when it arrives - if there is any!
The Aktiebolaget Arto 1934 Catalogue has arrived and unfortunately the Plasticca had already disappeared from the Soft/Plastic offerings. Instead there were the:
Universal Heliar at almost the same price as the ordinary Heliar!
Nicola Perscheid (which also used a yellow filter).
Cooke series II D & E
So I'm on the lookout for a 20's catalogue or Frerk's middle 20's books.
Our australian "e**y buddy" has a listing of a 400mm at the moment. Note that he has a reference to the impressive photos of Emil (alias Gandolfi). The condition looks OK and it is complete. Serial number is 16,636.
what, again ?!?
can't find it... a link maybe?
He is slow... I have more than one time written him, saying that I don't like my images been used as a reference by him without asking...
annoying.
(I'd love a 400mm palsticca though....)
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