[LargeFormat] 8x10 Darkslides

[Schuyler Grace]

Well, as far back as my collection of holders goes, and that's pretty far,
all the Lisco and Fidelity holders are identical, except for the name
stamped on them.  I guess they are like all the big carmakers' lines
today--build a bunch of the same cars in the same factory, change the grills
a little bit, and give them each a different name/maker's mark.

My search for a manufacturer on the Web turned up the same as yours, so I'll
try to give Calumet a call today.

Thanks, everyone.

-Schuyler

-----Original Message-----
From: largeformat-bounces at f32.net [mailto:largeformat-bounces at f32.net] On
Behalf Of Richard Knoppow
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] 8x10 Darkslides


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schuyler Grace" <schuyler at bellsouth.net>
To: "'f32 Large Format Photography Mail List'" 
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Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 7:14 PM
Subject: RE: [LargeFormat] 8x10 Darkslides


>I have several of those (Fidelity Elite with metal slides), 
>also, and I like
> them much better than the plastic ones that have gone 
> brittle over time or
> the cardstock ones that seem to hold up pretty well but 
> don't look like they
> are going to make it for the long haul.  It seems like the 
> new Fidelity
> Elites I have bought over the years came with whatever 
> they had on hand at
> the time, and the older ones I picked up secondhand have 
> all come with the
> plastic ones.
>
> And thanks, Richard, for the AWB info.  I may go ahead and 
> check in with him
> to see what he can do.
>
> -Schuyler

   For some reason I am under the impression that all three 
of the current brands of holders are made by the same 
company. I tried a web search but came up blank. If anyone 
has _current_ holders see if there is a manufacturer's name 
on them, or on the box if you still have it. My holders are 
all pretty ancient so are useless for this information.
   It might also be worth calling Calumet to see what they 
might do. If metal slides _are_ a current item they should 
be available although perhaps on special order.

---
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk at ix.netcom.com 

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