Vacation Photos…70 years late.

During the 1940’s, Kodak made a nifty little item called the “Kodak Miniature Enlarger”  ….no, it was not an anatomical enhancement device…sorry, wrong website.  It was, essentially, all the needed photographic darkroom equipment housed in a convenient case about the size of a portable typewriter. Inside, one found the enlarger lamphouse/negative carrier, lens assembly…a set… Continue reading Vacation Photos…70 years late.

A “Full Measure” of Salt-block

As a collector and restorer of vintage and antique engines, I have my favorites.  The Fairbanks-Morse type D, commonly known as the “Saltblock”  due to its shape, is not one of them.  It is a very fine engine.  Reliable and simple.  You can’t really go wrong having one in your collection.  And, they can be… Continue reading A “Full Measure” of Salt-block