June's Family Heirloom

Heirloom - dictionary definition: an item of personal property that by immemorial usage is regarded as annexed by inheritance to a family estate. Such heirlooms are now almost unknown, but the word has acquired a secondary and popular meaning of items of special, endearing value, such as furniture or pictures, handed down from one generation to the next.

This very wonderful item - with amazing endearing value - has just been given a new home with my work colleague June. Her Dad gave it to her this week, announcing he no longer had a use for it! June is just trying to work out how it has been in the family home all these years and she's never seen it - especially as she's a fab photographer!

What a fabulous thing - absolutely pristine, plus handbook and original case. Did make us reflect though that the basic mechanisms of photography haven't really changed at all since it all began.