Re: A "Beauty" of a story...

Dave Saalsaa wrote:
David, this is a great story and I am happy that your "Beauty" is in your possession and of rare value. It is a beautiful camera to boot and looks to be in marvelous condition inspite of the curiousity of a 10 or 12 year old. ;-) 

Dave



Thanks for reading, Dave!
Unfortunately, it is not in as good shape as it would appear. When a 10 to 12 year old peels back old vulcanite, looking for screws when he does not know whether they're there or not, he does damage. 

See: http://www.furnfeather.net/Personal/six/Damage.htm

Rather sad, actually....   Why did I have to pick on the rare one????
Still, this sort of thing might lower a camera's value, but when the camera works, and it is one of only two surviving examples, I don't think I'm going to let it bother me. 

Like you, I think it's a great story, and it certainly made my week!

Cheers!
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David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA

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