Finding slides with people is always fun. Who are they? Where did they live? Sometimes the photos hold clues to the time and the place, others are a complete mystery. The Favourite Child It’s clear to me that this...
Melbourne in Kodachrome
It’s always interesting to come across old photos of your home town. If you recognise the location you study them closely to see what’s changed, cars being the telltale sign of the era they were taken. This selection of...
Cars and their Humans – Rescued B&W Photos
Buying or ‘rescuing’ 35mm photo slides has been my focus over the past few years, however, the process of finding decent sets online has become a somewhat unpleasant process. Many people who obtain slide sets have taken to selling...
View-Master Junior Projector
If you were a child in the 50s, 60s or 70s you’re probably familiar with the View-Master – a stereoscope made from Bakelite or plastic that holds a thin cardboard disc containing images. To view the images you held...
Ford Factory Geelong 1949 – Magic Lantern Slide
Fords were never my thing. I was a Holden girl. However, when I stumbled across this magic lantern slide of the Ford Factory in Geelong I knew it was worth the £5 or so asking price, particularly as the...
Love at First Sight – Birdie III Fuji Projector
It was the curves that caught my eye. I’d never seen one like it. The copper/gold bubbled front panel glittered and beckoned at me from the cabinet. The unusual shape; the name Birdie and the typeface used; the two...
Addicted to Rescuing Kodachrome Slides
There’s something deliciously mysterious about Kodachrome slides. Hold them up to a window or light source and you’ll get a vague idea as to what they contain, but until they are beamed onto the expanse of a pale coloured...