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September 11, 2020 02:41 pm

The Man Who Owned 3,000 Cameras

One of the largest camera collections in the world is hidden away in a village hall in a Fife coastal town -- but hardly anybody knows it is there. From a report: At least 3,000 cameras, including some dating back well over a century, belonged to the late Neville "Jim" Matthew. He retired to the picturesque East Neuk village of St Monans after a career that took him around the world. He took over the former Salvation Army hall to store his treasured collection. Inside the hall, row after row of cameras, accessories and memorabilia fill the shelves. They include stereoscopic and 3D cameras as well as East European models, including many that were rare in the West. At the heart of the collection is an array of Kodak Brownie cameras - featuring almost every model ever produced. The Brownie was the first affordable camera and could be bought for just one dollar when it was first sold in 1900. Jim had wanted his collection to be an open attraction, but he was getting older and in ill health, and the task posed too big a challenge. Instead, he was limited to opening once a year for the village festival and for occasional private viewings.

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