Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist
Combining Science and Joyful Creativity
“F” is for Falcon
Falcon was a name given to many inexpensive, often plastic cameras, mostly manufactured by Utility Manufacturing Company. The company was founded around 1934 and was sold to the Spartus Corporation of Chicago sometime in the 1940s.
“E” is for Exakta, by Ihagee
The Exacta cameras, and smaller Exa models, are single-lens reflex cameras made in Germany.
“D” is for Dynamatic, from Voigtlander
The Dynamatic cameras were manufactured in the early 1960’s for the standard 35mm roll film.
“C” is for C3: Argus’s “Brick”
The Brick was the name applied to this rather brick-shaped camera that was very popular in the 30’s to 50’s
“B” is for Brownie: The infamous Kodak Brownie.
Brownie cameras are probably the best known of antique cameras. It seems inevitable that if I mention that I collect cameras, someone asks me if I have a Brownie. The answer is yes.
“A” is for A: The Univex Model A camera.
The Universal Camera Corporation lasted from 1933 to 1952. The Model A was one of its first cameras, designed to take photos on special No. 00 roll film.
Tomorrow is the first day of the Blogging from A to Z challenge. I’m really excited about this year’s challenge, because I’m blogging about cameras.
I’ll be choosing camera models whose names begin with the appropriate letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter A tomorrow.Continue reading “Cameras from A to Z”
April is among my favorite months for blogging, because of the Blogging from A to Z challenge. The idea is that or each day of the month, exluding weekends, one writes a blog post related to a specific letter of the alphabet. April 1 is A, April 2 is B, etc.
While a theme is not a requirement, it can make blogging a lot more interesting. In this post, I shall reveal to you, my dear reader, what this year’s theme will be for this blog. A lot of blogs are participating in the A to Z challenge and are revealing their themes today, in a the A to Z Theme Reveal Blogfest.
Last year, I blogged about Paleocene mammal species.
This year, my theme will be…Continue reading “April’s Blogging from A to Z Theme Reveal”
Today when I got home from picking up the boy, I decided to check on the chickens like I always do. All was quiet, and I thought nothing of it. The wind had blown the coop (actually a converted camper-trailer) door shut.
Momma Red and her chicks were huddled inside, tucked in a hollow that was once under the dinette table. I thought it a little strange that they were all hiding so quietly, but whatever.Continue reading “On Hawks and Chickens”
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist