There are times when things fall into place. . . then there are those times when everything seems to just fall apart. My Mother used to say, “even a blind hog will pickup an acorn every now and then.” We struck on some good fortune recently and found something extremely rare. I found six, in-the-box, never-used, Lisco Regal 4×10 medical film holders. In case you didn’t know, Wisner designed his 4×10 camera around these extremely rare and difficult to find film holders.
Susan started out with the Wisner 4×10 camera and a handful of holders, since we have forever been searching for more holders. She has found Wisner-style holders off and on and has collected a good assortment, but we are still on the lookout for more.
This group popped up on one of the photo chat sites and I couldn’t resist asking questions. The seller said he purchased them from another person that acquired them from a medical supply house and they were pristine. Pristine is an understatement! I still can’t get over how these holders look. The boxes were shelf worn, but the holders were absolutely un-used and still had the warranty cards.
It is strange how things sometimes happen, and here is one of those times I stumbled upon an acorn. These holders have found a good home and will be well cared for and put into service doing what they do best. . . holding film!
Happy hunting everyone!
JB
PS Just in case anyone asks, NO these 4×10 holders are not for sale. . . But. . . we do have some new, in-the-box, Fidelity Elite 4×5 holders and some lightly used, with-the-box, Toyo 4×5 holders for sale. Drop by our For Sale area to take a look. Thanks!
We went on another December and early January expedition to the Southwest again this year. This time we trekked to California and the Eastern Sierra, then backtracked to Utah to visit some of our favorite places to photograph. We saw mild weather and very cold weather on our journey. We had blue skies, cloudy skies, rain and snow. Susan and I shot a lot of film, and now it is time to get the notes in order and begin the darkroom work.