I wonder how many of those are buried in landfills, never to decompose. There was nothing like the smell of a newly “flashed” flashbulb. Remember before the cube — which allowed you four shots before you had to change the bulb — the goofy way people would lick their fingers to remove a hot flashbulb from their camera in order to put a new one in?
I begged for a 110 camera for Christmas one year — the kind with the miniature spy-camera film. It had the flashcube atop a device that moved the flash away from the lens. I’ve been wondering whether there is anywhere I can get reprints made from those negatives — assuming the negatives are still valid.
I bet a good photo store can develop those for you.
I just remember how awful a burned out bulb looked — all bubbly and black on the inside. And I remember sometimes you had to give them a little push so they turn completely.
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I wonder how many of those are buried in landfills, never to decompose. There was nothing like the smell of a newly “flashed” flashbulb. Remember before the cube — which allowed you four shots before you had to change the bulb — the goofy way people would lick their fingers to remove a hot flashbulb from their camera in order to put a new one in?
I begged for a 110 camera for Christmas one year — the kind with the miniature spy-camera film. It had the flashcube atop a device that moved the flash away from the lens. I’ve been wondering whether there is anywhere I can get reprints made from those negatives — assuming the negatives are still valid.
I bet a good photo store can develop those for you.
I just remember how awful a burned out bulb looked — all bubbly and black on the inside. And I remember sometimes you had to give them a little push so they turn completely.
Did you get your 110 camera?
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