I was recently given a lovely Thornton Pickard camera by an elderly gentleman, I know that the roll shutter on this camera used to work really smoothly and consistently with 2 distinct shutter stages, but the shutter no longer fully opens at the 1st ‘viewing’ stage and is inconsistent as to how far open it is. Apart from this it seems to be in really good nick.
I wonder if the cog needs to be adjusted so that the shutter is locked open at the right point- maybe it came loose/got bumped when I moved the camera to Australia. I figure that its either that or the shutter has slipped a little and/or gummed up a bit so that it is no longer in sync with where it should be .I would really appreciate some advice- before I start to tinker with it. I am planning to use the camera rather than have it as a beautiful decoration. Any other maintenance tips/ restoration advice or any manuals would be most appreciated. I took some pictures showing the shutter and cog at its various stages- but just realised they exceed the max file attachment for this site- so will resize and post later in the day. If you have info and want to send me something you could do so to : lisa.clunie@anu.edu.au.
Any help much appreciated; Cheerio, lisa
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