October 14, 2009 @ 1:42 am
After lots of hard work from The Impossible Project, Polaroid is teaming up with them to relaunch the classic Polaroid One Step Camera in the middle of 2010. In addition, this Friday, October 16th, several original Polaroid SX-70 cameras will go on sale with some original manuals and papers.
While I imagine that this is good news to some, I have a feeling that this limited edition relaunch of the Polaroid One Step camera is just a good reason for Polaroid and The Impossible Project to make the Polaroid format completely unaffordable for most people. I can pretty much bet that the relaunch of the Polaroid One Step camera is going to come with a jacked up price just for collector’s sake. I’m thinking in the $100’s. I hope I’m wrong.
Thanks for the heads up, Christian!
September 29, 2008 @ 2:32 am
Ford Model T, 1908
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the first production Ford Model T that is often attributed to “putting America on wheels”. The first Ford Model T rolled out of the factory on September 27, 1908 and was considered at the time to be the first affordable mass production vehicle for the everyday family. Ford used interchangeable parts and moving assembly lines to bring the cost of the Model T down to a reasonable price.
The Ford Motor Company revolutionized American life by producing the Model T, allowing families the luxury of living farther from work and essentially giving good reason to pave new roads all over the United States. Today, Ford is the 3rd largest automobile maker in the United States and the 4th largest in the world.
Click inside if you want to see a portrait of Henry Ford.
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