The Camera Collection of the International Photography Hall of Fame

by Donley Auction Services
September 9, 2023 10:00 AM CDT
Live Auction

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Donley Auction Services

Location: Arlington Heights, IL, US

Phone: 815.923.7000

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Shipping

IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFORMATION:

1. PAY INVOICE TODAY - When invoice is paid in full, it will be passed to our Shipping Department. Cost for shipping is a separate transaction and will NOT be included in original invoice. Please allow 3-4 WEEKS for us to pack hundreds of items. Watch for a text/email from "SHIPPING SAINT" with next steps. Thank you in advance for your patience!
2. PICKING UP - Please let us know within 24 hours if declining shipping or you may be charged for packing. Email us at [email protected] to confirm day and time for pickups. We are open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and by appointment only on weekends. We will work with you to arrange pick up times!
3. STORAGE FEES: Due to limited space, items must be picked up from the auction house within 5 days. Any items left for over 5 days, will incur a storage charge of $20 per day unless prior arrangements have been made. Items left after 30 days will be considered abandoned and sold to recover expenses.
4. U.S. SHIPPING OF STANDARD SIZED ITEMS - We will carefully, efficiently, and economically pack small/medium sized items. You will receive an invoice via text/email with shipping/handling costs which can be paid directly through the link.
Please allow 7 to 25 business days to receive info from "Shipping Saint".
5. U.S. SHIPPING OF OVERSIZED ITEMS - We do not pack large, oversized or items over 100lbs.
By request, we will send you a list of recommended transporters and/or crating companies. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to arrange transportation.
7. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING - If a single item is valued over $2,499, we cannot ship internationally through USPS or FedEx. Any single item exceeding the value must ship through an international shipping broker. We will provide recommendations.
It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to arrange transportation.

Email us at [email protected] or call the office at 815-923-7000 if you have any additional questions.

Thank you for your business!
Donley Auctions

DISCLAIMER: All items in this sale are offered for sale for display or historical research purposes only. There is no warranty that any item is fully operational or is like new, and there could be defects not readily observable without close personal inspection. While the auctioneer has made every effort to describe each lot, such inspection was not detailed, and the auctioneer did not test for complete functionality, and as such may not have identified defects. The auctioneer neither gives nor implies any guarantee as to the working condition of any items. Items being sold are of a mechanical nature and are sold as not new. They are liable to develop faults at any time. Similarly, a number of lots in this sale were originally operated by electricity, either mains or battery. They may not comply with present-day regulations and such lots are not suitable for connection to an electrical source, either mains or battery. Connection to a power source could damage such items, or cause injury to you. Optics, as well, may no longer be in useable condition for whatever reason and therefore no guarantee is given as to the quality of any optical item or part. DESCRIPTION: This auction contains a vast collection of cameras and related items from the International Photography Hall of Fame (IPHF) collection, St. Louis, Missouri. The collection encompasses the entire history of photography as well as the pre-photographic era. First conceived in 1965 as the Photographic Art and Science Foundation by the Professional Photographers of America Association, the aim of IPHF is to promote the history of the art and industry of photography and recognize historic photographers and inventors. In 1977 IPHF opened its collection to the public at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Later, IPHF was based in Oklahoma City and is currently operating out of St Louis. At the end of 2022, the Board of Directors of IPHF voted to focus on honoring members of the Hall of Fame including collecting their works. In addition, IPHF is continuing its commitment to education and international growth. As part of this process IPHF reviewed its collection and determined that its decades-in-the-making camera collection was ultimately not fully compatible with its current mission. Instead, these rare, vintage, and sometimes unique cameras have been deaccessioned and made available for sale to the public. The core of the IPHF camera collection was built by the late Ernest H. Brooks Sr., who founded of the Brooks Institute in 1945. It grew into one of the most successful private arts schools in the US. His son, Ernest Jr., a famed marine photographer, along with others, also contributed to the collection. Highlights include: A rare Spirograph disc motion picture projector from c. 1922; A wet-plate stereoscopic camera by John Stock, New York, from the mid-1860s; An example of the “Original” Kodak camera from 1888; A number of English and American wood and brass view cameras; Early “detective” cameras including Scovill, Blair, and Stirn; Many Leica, Zeiss-Ikon, Canon, Rolleiflex, Hasselblad, and other good quality cameras of the mid-20th century; A Graflex “Big Bertha” used for sports photography in the 1940s; A Minolta Spot Meter developed for NASA and the Apollo moon missions; A Nikon owned by the Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Jerry Gay of the Seattle Times; A gun camera used to train British pilots during World War I; A periscope camera from a World War II Japanese submarine; Interspersed with the cameras are many high-quality lenses by Voigtlander, Darlot, Wollensak, Dallmeyer, and others. A good selection of early movie cameras and projectors by Edison, Pathe, Bolex, and others, rounds off the first session. The auction begins with a section of pre-photographic items as well as photographic viewing instruments, including a beautifully carved walnut Megalethoscope by Charles Ponti of Venice c. 1870, as well as a less impressive but rarer Ponti stereo-graphoscope. Estimates range from $50 to $10,000. The second part of the auction will be comprised of mostly large lots of later cameras and other photographic materials, incl. 35 mm, Kodaks, movie cameras and projectors, dark room equipment, and the like. Estimates range from $10-1,000.
Buyer's Premium
$0+: 26.0%
Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $49 $5
$50 $199 $10
$200 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $2,999 $100
$3,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 + $1,000

Conditions of Sale

Payment Information: All payments are due at the end of the auction. For your convenience, we are now enrolled in online payment processing with AuctionZip/Invaluable. If items are restricted for payment, we will send you an invoice via CURRENCYPAY.. Please submit payment immediately upon receiving the invoice. Payments NOT received within four days of auction will automatically be charged on the card provided.

Please call or email us with any other payment questions. 815-923-7000

DISCLAIMER: All items in this sale are offered for sale for display or
historical research purposes only. There is no warranty
that any item is fully operational or is like new, and there
could be defects not readily observable without close
personal inspection. While the auctioneer has made
every effort to describe each lot, such inspection was not
detailed, and the auctioneer did not test for complete
functionality, and as such may not have identified
defects. The auctioneer neither gives nor implies any
guarantee as to the working condition of any items.
Items being sold are of a mechanical nature and are sold
as not new. They are liable to develop faults at any time.
Similarly, a number of lots in this sale were originally
operated by electricity, either mains or battery. They
may not comply with present-day regulations and such
lots are not suitable for connection to an electrical
source, either mains or battery. Connection to a power
source could damage such items, or cause injury to you.
Optics, as well, may no longer be in useable condition for
whatever reason and therefore no guarantee is given as
to the quality of any optical item or part.

Shipping Terms: IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFORMATION:

1. PAY INVOICE TODAY - When invoice is paid in full, it will be passed to our Shipping Department. Cost for shipping is a separate transaction and will NOT be included in original invoice. Please allow 3-4 WEEKS for us to pack hundreds of items. Watch for a text/email from "SHIPPING SAINT" with next steps. Thank you in advance for your patience!
2. PICKING UP - Please let us know within 24 hours if declining shipping or you may be charged for packing. Email us at [email protected] to confirm day and time for pickups. We are open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and by appointment only on weekends. We will work with you to arrange pick up times!
3. STORAGE FEES: Due to limited space, items must be picked up from the auction house within 5 days. Any items left for over 5 days, will incur a storage charge of $20 per day unless prior arrangements have been made. Items left after 30 days will be considered abandoned and sold to recover expenses.
4. U.S. SHIPPING OF STANDARD SIZED ITEMS - We will carefully, efficiently, and economically pack small/medium sized items. You will receive an invoice via text/email with shipping/handling costs which can be paid directly through the link.
Please allow 7 to 25 business days to receive info from "Shipping Saint".
5. U.S. SHIPPING OF OVERSIZED ITEMS - We do not pack large, oversized or items over 100lbs.
By request, we will send you a list of recommended transporters and/or crating companies. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to arrange transportation.
7. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING - If a single item is valued over $2,499, we cannot ship internationally through USPS or FedEx. Any single item exceeding the value must ship through an international shipping broker. We will provide recommendations.
It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to arrange transportation.

Email us at [email protected] or call the office at 815-923-7000 if you have any additional questions.

Thank you for your business!
Donley Auctions

Buyer Premium: Buyer's Premium is 26% includes:
18% to auction house
5% to online bidding service (AuctionZip/Invaluable)
3% for credit card charges
7% Illinois State Sales Tax (applies to IL residents)