My wife was on Facebook when a friend posted he received a replica Graflex for his birthday. He was elated, and his saber looks great!
I immediately remembered that line by Belloc, in Indiana Jones about burying a worthless watch in the sand for a thousand years and it being priceless.
Upon further thought, I realized that there were probably very few Graflex flash handles made...and only those professionals in the industry would have purchased such a high priced item.
If Disney is consistent, we are potentially looking at 38 Star Wars movies in my generation (I'm 45).
I also thought about what photos your Graflex flash handle might have illuminated. Probably someone of historical significance.
I of course have no production numbers, but given it's primary purpose I would suspect it is not that high. I loathe to think how many ended up in a land fill after an estate sale as well!
Given the typical Star Wars audience and it's bigger reach beyond pop culture. The significance of its history (almost a religion) the Graflex may be on it's on its way to being priceless beyond monetary value.
On this note, I decided to not alter anymore Graflex's.
We, here at the RPF kind of forget how small of a group we represent which is misleading. It would be nice to catalog current owners and the variations.
I defer to the real masters on this board. I just thought it would be a good way to keep some reference for future generations, and give us an idea of how many authentic Graflex's are actually out there.
Anyways, just a thought. I'd love to hear some opinions on this from all of you.
Kindest Regards
I immediately remembered that line by Belloc, in Indiana Jones about burying a worthless watch in the sand for a thousand years and it being priceless.
Upon further thought, I realized that there were probably very few Graflex flash handles made...and only those professionals in the industry would have purchased such a high priced item.
If Disney is consistent, we are potentially looking at 38 Star Wars movies in my generation (I'm 45).
I also thought about what photos your Graflex flash handle might have illuminated. Probably someone of historical significance.
I of course have no production numbers, but given it's primary purpose I would suspect it is not that high. I loathe to think how many ended up in a land fill after an estate sale as well!
Given the typical Star Wars audience and it's bigger reach beyond pop culture. The significance of its history (almost a religion) the Graflex may be on it's on its way to being priceless beyond monetary value.
On this note, I decided to not alter anymore Graflex's.
We, here at the RPF kind of forget how small of a group we represent which is misleading. It would be nice to catalog current owners and the variations.
I defer to the real masters on this board. I just thought it would be a good way to keep some reference for future generations, and give us an idea of how many authentic Graflex's are actually out there.
Anyways, just a thought. I'd love to hear some opinions on this from all of you.
Kindest Regards