Uncle Don's Attic
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The photographic section of Uncle Don's Attic is now much smaller. Nearly all items that were here will be sold by consignment by George Themelis. See his website 3-D by Dr. T. and his eBay auctions. Thanks to all of my customers during the last year. This was my first experience with internet selling, and I must report that I didn't encounter any difficult or deadbeat customers. My other site, Uncle Don's Bookshelf. is still up and running, and I'll be adding other items there: books, musical instruments, toys, construction sets, and my wife promises some collector dolls she needs to get rid of. Inquire if interested. |
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The items listed for sale here are my personal property acquired over many years as a photography hobbyist, with emphasis on stereo photography. My storage spaces are overflowing, and things have to go.
I have no intention of starting an internet business. I'm keeping this web page simple. No fancy graphics. I don't accept credit cards or Paypal, but I accept personal checks or money orders. Contact me to confirm availability of items you want. Then I'll hold them until I receive payment from you. I'll ship by U. S. mail, or UPS if you prefer. This stuff is "old-fashioned", so I'll offer it the old-fashioned way.
I try to give accurate verbal descriptions. Pictures of the larger items can be found various places on the internet, so any picture I make would usually tell you nothing new. However, on request, I can email you a digital picture of an item you are interested in, or give additional information. I figure folks who might buy these items are users, not collectors.
The cameras, projectors and viewers have been checked to ensure they are in good working order (unless otherwise stated), and no other warranty is implied. Repair and other services for Realist cameras, viewers and projectors are still being done by several persons who advertise on the internet, and a wide variety of accessories and customization services are also still available. Since I have used all these items myself, I can provide some "support" via email if there are questions after purchase.
Obviously this is the tip of the iceburg of available stereo 3d equipment and supplies. With any luck these items I list will soon be gone and they won't reappear here. If you don't see what you need here, try the website of 3-D by Dr. T. He also provides professional repair service on stereo cameras and projectors.
Mail-order only. Absolutely no home sales. Prices shown here are firm. If you want a better price, wait until I have a sale or I mark down a price, or take your chances on eBay.
While inventorying photo stuff, I found boxes of old books, dating back to my childhood. I've made a separate page for listing them, Uncle Don's Bookshelf. Terms are the same, but all book prices listed include shipping within the USA.
Contact information:
Donald E. Simanek
309 Mackey Ave.
Lock Haven, PA 17745-4003
Email: Address at right.
Phone: 570-748-7213
I have provided my street address, telephone and email. Please give me your shipping address, phone and email when inquiring or ordering. Payment by postal money order receives immediate shipping. Personal checks must first clear.
This list created Sept 2005. Last edited September, 2006.
Electronic parts, vintage.
As transistors were just hitting the market, the last gasp of vacuum tubes were the subminiature tubes of the 1950s, used in hearing aids, ham radio, research projects requiring miniaturized circuitry. I've run across some of these in my drawers, and someone out there may see one here that he desperately needs in an old circuit, or just for experimentation.6205 Raytheon sharp cutoff pentode. $5 [shipping $3] I have 9 of these.
5718 Pentode? 6.3 v filament. $5 [shipping $3]
1AD4 Raytheon. $5 [shipping $3]
6K11 GE Compactron. $20 [shipping $4]
6C10 GE Compactron. $50 [shipping $4]
Unmarked subminiature tubes, with four wires. Probably triodes. Experimenter's delight! I have a bunch of these. $4 each [shipping $3]
12 pin Socket for Compactron tubes $5 [shipping $3. No shipping if ordered with one of the tubes above.]
Xerox of data sheets for above tubes and including simple circuits using these Compactron tubes. $10, including shipping.
The compactron tubes have been only lightly used in experimental projects and test ok. They required 6 volt for the filament. They are three separate tubes in one glass envelope. Design an entire radio, amplifier, or preamp around one of these. Not easy to find these today. Sorry, I have only one of each Compactron.
Photographic items for sale.
STEREO CAMERAS AND ACCESSORIES
1 Stereo Realist Camera. David White Anastigmat f:3.5 lenses. Synched for electronic flash. Original leather case, shows use, but still supple (could use some leather dressing, though). Camera was serviced and shutter calibrated in 2006. Newcomers to stereo should note that these cameras have manual shutter cocking and manual settings of lens aperture and shutter speed. They have a good split-image rangefinder, but it is not coupled to the lenses. They have no exposure meter; you must supply one. They do have double-exposure blocking, which may be circumvented to make deliberate double exposures. Illustration from "The Stereo Realist Manual". $250.00 [Shipping $15]
Note: To learn how to use the above camera, see this free online instruction manual. Also, you can buy a copy of "The Stereo Realist Guide" (see books section below, which covers everything you need to know about Realist camera, viewers, projectors, flash, and mounting.
STEREO MOUNTING SUPPLIES AND SLIDE STORAGE
A word about stereo mounts. The US standard stereo mount was established by the Realist corp. and adopted by other manufacturers. It takes two 5 perforation wide chips, spaced apparoximately 2.5 inches apart and mounted in a frame with outside dimensions of 4" x 1 1/8" (some small variation is found in different brands. The chips are firmly affixed to thin aluminum or paper masks with die-cut windows, and some method for securing the chips. Emde masks have four tabs to secure each chip, and have a fold-over portion to "sandwich" the chip. This is then placed between two glass pieces and secured with tape around all edges. Realist masks secured the chips at top and bottom, and allowed for sidewise adjustment. An Emde perfectly fitting aluminum frame can be used instead of tape. For glassless mounting the mask "sandwich" can be slid in an Emde heavier aluminum frame, or protected with a heavy cardboard fold-over mask. Masks are available in normal, medum, close-up and ultra-close-up. The difference is primarly in the distance the stereo "window frame" appears when the slide is viewed. The different masks also shift the chip separation slightly, affecting the apparent distance of points at infinity. There's also a "European" format which has 7 perf wide chips, from the Busch-Verascope and Belplasca cameras. Masks are available for these with the same outer mount dimensions as the US standard above. Some people who do close-up work with slide bars and SLR cameras, will crop the 8 perf pictures to fit the 7 perf mounts, or even to the 5 perf mounts. The 4-perf mounts are appropriate for certain beam splitter stereo attachments that divide the 8 perf 35mm frame into two 4 perf pictures side by side. These mounts may also be used with two chips from the Nimslo camera. They are also handy when cropping any size picture down to a smaller size. |
1 Realist Mounting Jig. This is the dance you do to relive boredom while cutting and mounting stereos. Seriously, this is an 8" long metal channel to hold two Realist metal masks side by side, slightly opened, for easier chip insertion. When one mask has both chips inserted, slide it out and insert another empty mask in the other end. It has a rubber-faced base. Includes a plastic insertion tool and ruler to ensure that corresponding points on the film are within acceptable limits for proper viewing. This tool has two blunt points spaced to use to crimp the Realist mounts at the sprocket holes of the chip, to ensure that the chip doesn't slip later. (I always used a fingernail.) The ruler is handy, though you can easily make your own. In original box, with instruction sheet. Photo shows mounting jig and crimping tool in use (cutter and masks shown in photo are not included.) $20.00. [Shipping $10]
2 boxes of 100 Kimac (or equivalent) glassine stereo protectors for all standard stereo cardboard mounts or masks. Heavy clear plastic sleeves that slide over the cardboard mount. Advantage: protect your precious slides from grubby fingerprints. Disadvantage: they can attract dust, and wiping them charges the surface so they attract even more dust. $6.00 per 100. [Shipping $1] If you want to really protect your slides from hazards, consider glass-mounting them. Inquire about prices for glass, masks and frames.
Boxes of 50 Realist aluminum stereo masks. 21-20 Distant. 21-21 Medium. 21-11 Close-up, and some repunched for 7 perf chips. Also a similar style 7 perf. mask from der Stereo Derpsch. The Realist mounts were later sold under the brand-name Sigma. I also have Emde aluminum masks in these sizes as well as Verascope 7 perf and 4 perf "ultra-close up". I'm tentatively pricing masks at $40 per 100, including shipping. Inquire about availability and price.
1 box, of 100 (nearly full) Armme Kwik-Mounts Series ST-77. Slip-in stereo cardboard mounts for 7 perf format. Stiff cardboard, white both sides, square corner cut-outs, chip slips in from top. Yellow cardboard box serves as storage box and has blue index dividers. $20 including shipping.
4 Boxes of Newlo Anti-Newton Glass 1 9/16 by 3 15/16 inch. Glass only; you must supply masks and binding tape or frames. We have nothing against Sir Isaac Newton, who wrote abut the colored interference patterns one sees when light reflects from two closely spaced surfaces. These pesky colored rings can occur when the non-emulsion backside of transparencies touches the glass of a mount. [Tip: if you reverse-roll the film for a day or so before cutting and mounting, it will be much flatter, and may not cause this trouble.] One solution is to used anti-Newton glass, which has one side lightly "frosted" to break up the color patterns. Newton's rings are more of a nuisance when viewing glass-mounted slides than it is when projecting them. In fact, in projection, anti-Newton glass can slightly degrade sharpness (usually hardly noticeable). Only one sheet of Newlo glas is needed in each glass mount, on the non-emulsion side. Ordinary glass is ok on the emulsion side, because the emulsion itself is rough enough to break up the pattern (in most cases). This is hard to find in this stereo standard format 1 9/16 by 3 15/16 inch. Each box has 100 sheets (50 Newlo glass, 50 plain glass), enough for 50 stereo slides. Each box weighs 2 lb. Store stock, in Newlo cardboard boxes, sturdy enough for slide storage. Stock up now. Only four boxes left, and there'll be no more when this is gone. $20 per box, plus $10 shipping.
Packs of 50 sheets Emde plain stereo glass. $10 per pack, plus $8 shipping. Note that when glass says "pre-washed", they don't mean you don't have to clean it before use. I recommend washing in detergent with a bit of household ammonia, thorough rinsing, and then air-dry on a cotton towel. When nearly dry, wipe off any water spots with a cotton towel.
Emde and Realist Mounting supplies. I'm just going through a large box of aluminum and paper masks (standard 5 perf and also 4 perf and 7 perf), mounts, aluminum frames for glass and glassless mounting, glassine sleeves, anti-Newton and plain glass, both stereo and 2x2 mono. I hope to price these under what others on the net are asking, but that's difficult with items no longer manufactured. Watch this space or inquire if interested.
1 2-Drawer Portable File Cabinet by Compco Corporation. Wooden, leatherette covered, metal latch, plastic handle. Solid construction, but leatherette shows some discoloration. The drawers are sturdy plastic with individual slots for glass mounted stereo slides, each tray holding 50 slides. However, the slot width is oversize for standard stereo, and would easily accomodate slides up to 4.25" x 2", a slide size I am not familiar with. But if you recognize the format, you probably need this case. $15.00 [Shipping $10]
NON-STEREO items.
Mounting supplies for 2"x2" slides.
1 box of 50 anti-newton 2" x 2" glass sheets. $9.00 per box, including shipping.
1 Box of 20 sheets Newlo Brand anti-Newton glass, 35 x 38 mm, for Perrocolor 2" x 2" plastic slide binders. With a little tape, and cardboard, two can be used for stereo, with standard size mounts. $7.00/box, including shipping.
1 box of 30 Emde 3.5 x 4 Aluminum Frames with silver paper double fold masks and micro cover glass. No. 340. With 3 5/18 x 2 3/4 inch apertures. $10.00. [Shipping $10]
1 box of 500 (approx) heat-seal 35mm mounts, 2" x 2", standard opening. These are white, with no printing. They have a "nest" for the 35mm film chip, so the finished slide is perfectly flat. Yes, you read it right, 500 of them in the box. The whole lot for $20, plus $15 shipping. What a deal!
5 boxes of about 100 heat seal mounts, 2" x 2", white, no printing. These have an oversize "nest" for a film chip 1 1/2 x 1 5/8, and aperture 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 inch. I've forgotten what these were used for, but they might be handy if you needed a cropped image from roll and sheet film formats, or from the old 135 films. 100 for $4.00 plus $3 shipping.