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Jonathan Trevithick
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From: Gold Coast Australia
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 - posted October 14, 2013 04:20 AM      Profile for Jonathan Trevithick   Email Jonathan Trevithick   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I thought I would share my latest experience.
On Saturday I discovered there was a museum to the North East of Brisbane called "The Redcliffe Picture Palace". The sad news was just as I had discovered it, the place was closing down. The good news that the owner was selling everything off, including projectors of all formats and 1000s of cans of mostly 16mm film. I had about 2 hours there sifting through the contents (The pictures show just a fraction of what they had). Many prints were either pink,vinegary or just out of my price range (African Queen with good Fuji colour was selling for $400. Sadly, I visited the wrong side of pay day)!
I settled for some nice Laurel and Hardy Blackhawks I didn't have. Here are a few pictures from my day out.

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Incidentally, for fans of The Bee Gees, they grew up in the area and an entire pedestrian street is dedicated to them.

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Dominique De Bast
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Sad, indeed, to hear they are closing. Looks like an Ali Baba's cave.

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Lee Mannering
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Eumig heaven Jonathan by the looks of it and what a shame when these places close.

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Jonathan Trevithick
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 - posted October 14, 2013 04:25 AM      Profile for Jonathan Trevithick   Email Jonathan Trevithick   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
and I was the only one there! If only I had won the lotto. He even had 35mm film and projectors and a little movie theatre on the side. Lee, he did have a lot of Eumigs as you can see. I was hoping to get a GS1200 which he said he had in immaculate condition and wanted about $700. Unfortunately, he was unable to locate it! It is a shame it was closing but he was 70 and keen to retire. We talked about its history and he used to put on film shows for groups using shorts and features from the collection. He has a website if you google it.

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Pasquale DAlessio
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OMG I wish I lived in Australia. What a haul I could make. It must have been fun chatting with him. I wonder how many more of these places are tucked away in lord knows where?

Here's a link to the website:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/picturepalace/

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
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 - posted October 14, 2013 05:36 AM      Profile for Guy Taylor, Jr.     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Jonathan, I don't know how far away you live from Brisbane but I would sure keep in touch with this gentleman. It will take a while to sell off a collection that size unless he finds a dealer willing to buy the items in a lot purchase. The GS-1200 will turn up eventually.

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Maurice Leakey
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 - posted October 14, 2013 05:43 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Pat
It's in Australia. If it was in the UK I would be hot-foot to it.

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Jonathan Trevithick
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Hi Guy,
I believe a trader from Sydney (sells alot on EBay) is visiting this week. He is likely to make an offer for the lot.
I don't have those funds....or the storage space. Also, alot of the best stuff such as "The Birds" was rather faded.It was great fun exploring the cans Pat. Now and then, however, the vinegar almost knocked me out!

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Pasquale DAlessio
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 - posted October 14, 2013 05:56 AM      Profile for Pasquale DAlessio     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I love the smell of vinegar in the morning. It smells of cinema!

I am thinking of re-mortgaging my house and visiting him. Wait a minute, I don't own a house!

Oh well. [Frown]

PatD

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Jonathan Trevithick
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 - posted October 14, 2013 06:01 AM      Profile for Jonathan Trevithick   Email Jonathan Trevithick   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I have a few more pics to show.

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Michael O'Regan
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Hmmm....Peter Goed, a member over on the 16mm forum was involved in that place. Think I'll drop him a line.

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Jonathan Trevithick
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 - posted October 14, 2013 12:39 PM      Profile for Jonathan Trevithick   Email Jonathan Trevithick   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Yes, that's the chap I met. We had a pleasant chat.

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Michael O'Regan
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 - posted October 14, 2013 01:58 PM      Profile for Michael O'Regan   Email Michael O'Regan   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Peter is a good guy. Longtime 16mm collector. I have a bottle of his now defunct LFP - did wonders for warped prints.

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Jonathan Trevithick
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Hi Michael, yes I read about that on his website. It's such a shame I didn't discover his museum when it was still operating.

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Bill Brandenstein
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 - posted October 14, 2013 05:18 PM      Profile for Bill Brandenstein   Email Bill Brandenstein   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
So Liquid Film Plasticizer is no more? Very sad indeed. It actually WORKS!

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Jonathan Trevithick
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 - posted October 14, 2013 05:46 PM      Profile for Jonathan Trevithick   Email Jonathan Trevithick   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Bill,I was just reading about that on the 16mm site. I had never heard of it before.I read it works for about 2 years.

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Michael O'Regan
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 - posted October 15, 2013 12:50 PM      Profile for Michael O'Regan   Email Michael O'Regan   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi Bill,

Yes, it does work. I'm glad I still have some. Peter stopped making it some time ago as one of the ingredients became too costly to procure. As you say, it's a pity.

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