seriously - look at this link
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...Story/Business
sorry for the long url. If you don't wan tot read the whole story, it starts:
Canadians snap up Polaroid
JANET MCFARLAND
April 18, 2009
Two Canadian investors have teamed with a U.S. partner to win a bidding war for most of the assets of Polaroid Corp., the camera company once famous for its instant snapshot.
......so, I hope this is good news. Wait and see I guess
joe
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Looks like a brand name acquisition. I doubt that their interested in sourcing materials to reproduce any film. Of course with the purchase they get the patent rights supposedly to sell if there is still rights that are allowable. Polaroid became from whatI have seen just a general consumer electronics company with products made in east Asia.
Seems like they are just getting a name and intellectual property rights. No factories, no equipment, and I would say-no hope of instant film production.
Originally Posted by Gene McCluney
What I gleaned from the article was they had no plans on producing film, just other products and stamp them with the Polaroid name.
Vulture capitalsts -- they want to exploit Polaroid's brand and reputation. They won't manufacture anything, but will license the name to other companies.
"Where's the beef?"
From the article:
While Polaroid snapshots have been overtaken in the digital age, the buyers believe the brand can be used to sell other products, such as printer paper, electronic goods such as baby monitors or GPS devices, binoculars, lighting or even sunglasses.
I've been watching a documentary on Shelby Lee Adams tonight and he used a ton of PN 55. If someone starts making that again at reasonable prices along with SX-70 film, I'll rejoice and take up serpent handling! As I read the article there are now plans to manufacture film, simply a brand name acquisition.
Don Bryant
The Bankruptcy courts have been selling off divisions of the old Polaroid corporation for several years now the question is what was left over from this sale and/or is this one of the divisions that didn't make it in the market place!
Wally Brooks
Everything is Analog!
Any Fool Can Shoot Digital!
Any Coward can shoot a zoom! Use primes and get closer.
"Hilco Consumer Capital LP of Toronto "
Like Gordon Brothers and a couple of others are liquidators. They are one of the liquidators that won the rights to liquidate Circuit City stores (US ones) as well as Ritz stores being closed. Also Sharper Image.
They are not manufacturers.
Check out their web site:
http://www.hilcoind.com/sales/index.asp
This may be more what you're looking for:
http://www.the-impossible-project.com/
It's a group that has purchased the old film making equipment and leased the old plant in order to re-invent integral film for vintage Polaroid cameras.
- Barron
To be precise, they bought the cutting, assembling and packing equipment. All the film component was made in Polaroids defunct plants in the USA. That is why they have Ilford as a partner, to develop a new film component.
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