{"id":3311,"date":"2014-10-14T18:09:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:52:16","slug":"andy-shepherds-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3311","title":{"rendered":"Andy Shepherd’s Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Shaw-Harrison company manufactured these simple, bakelite cameras from 1959 to 1972 in a variety of colors – along with an identical model called the Valiant 620. I picked this one up on eBay for a few bucks because it was advertised as still containing a roll of film. When it arrived, I discovered that the film was only on exposure number 6. With 620 film, there are normally 8 exposures – but this is a rare 620 camera that takes square pictures, so still half the roll was left!<\/p>\n

When the camera arrived, I saw that the previous owner had etched his name into the side of the camera:<\/p>\n

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Was this the inspiration for the film “Toy Story”?<\/p>\n

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\nI thought it would be fun to finish Andy’s film roll, and then develop the whole thing. \u00a0Who knows what would be on this film – maybe from 50, 60 years ago!<\/p>\n

Below are the photos I snapped. \u00a0It seems the film had become damaged somehow – maybe the camera was opened at some point?<\/p>\n

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Sadly, it seems that too much time had passed between Andy Shepherd’s last use of the camera, and my first. This is all I could glean from the photos he had taken, prior to moving on to other cameras. Or interests altogether.<\/p>\n

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Sorry, Andy. I tried my best.<\/p>\n

You can get all the different colors of this camera on eBay for less than $20 each. Or, if you are patient, maybe even less than $10 each. Or you can buy them on Etsy <\/a>for ridiculous prices – from nearly $50 to as much as $125. \u00a0If only Andy hadn’t etched his name into the side of this one….<\/p>\n

If you really like the look of this camera (without Andy’s name), you can get a poster of half a Sabre<\/a> for your home. \u00a0The poster costs $67. \u00a0How much for a picture of the whole<\/em> camera?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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