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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007


 - posted May 22, 2017 03:11 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
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Blimey Maurice, that's not a private collection, that's a national film archive
So said Andrew Woodcock recently when I said I have around 2500 films of which there are probably 1500 on 16mm.

A large proportion of my collection was obtained from three sources where "all had to go, no cherry-picking". A bulk price was agreed, two sellers were elderly and had suffered severe strokes, and the third was a son & daughter selling their deceased father's collection.

As the car was being loaded (two trips on two occasions) I could see that there would be many titles that I already had, so I was able to sell them on at a later date.

However, it does mean that I have some fabulous titles on 16mm which finally worked out at £1 each! And that includes 37 features.

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012


 - posted May 22, 2017 04:19 AM      Profile for Andrew Woodcock         Edit/Delete Post 
Maurice, if you ever get duplicate Super 8mm poly low fade features for £1 each, you know where to offload them! [Big Grin] [Wink]

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Dominique De Bast
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013


 - posted May 22, 2017 02:27 PM      Profile for Dominique De Bast   Email Dominique De Bast   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Maurice, given earlier messages you posted, it seems that you have been also lucky with 9.5 sound films. You should try the Euromillions :-) [Smile]

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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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 - posted May 22, 2017 03:05 PM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Yes, Dominique
I was lucky, as you say, with acquiring a 9.5mm sound collection a few years ago.
I have 178 titles, including 26 features. Some of them are French releases, one is "Partir Ou Mourir" 1937 (GS80036) which is a full-length version of "Edge Of The World" dubbed into French.

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Dominique De Bast
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From: Brussels, Belgium
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I have both versions. The first time I saw the Pathescope release I thought it was a sequel of the Pathé Baby one as the first scene, when they return to the island, doesn't appear in the French copy.

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Winbert Hutahaean
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted May 23, 2017 03:55 PM      Profile for Winbert Hutahaean     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Vinyl and film reels share almost the same diameter size, only the ticknes are not.

Even 1500 vinyls (LPs) sound too much for me, I don't know how to store them.

A F/L 16mm is usually on 2 reels that equal to 10 vinyls, tick wise.

So basically you own 15,000 LP using that converter... [Eek!]

Not to mention your 8mm and 9.5mm films.

How do you store them, Maurice, if I can ask.

Cheers,

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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 - posted May 24, 2017 03:03 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Winbert
My films are stored horizontally in cupboards, but mostly on tall racks.

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
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Really really tall racks, I surmise! [Big Grin] [Wink]

Maurice's house...

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Maurice, any chance of a borrow of that one on the top shelf there please, Only 306 flights of stairs pal? [Big Grin] [Big Grin]

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015


 - posted May 24, 2017 09:54 AM      Profile for David Hardy     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
You could not store Vinyl LPs vertically though as this would
damage them. [Wink] [Wink] [Wink]

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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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 - posted May 24, 2017 10:09 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Any similarity between my storage facilities and the BFI's at Berkhamsted is purely coincidental. [Smile]
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/section-leader-for-image-quality-ben-thompson-looks-at-film-canisters-picture-id103496134?s=594x594

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