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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: TelePlay on November 06, 2011, 03:14:09 PM

Title: Candlestick Manufacturing
Post by: TelePlay on November 06, 2011, 03:14:09 PM
Someone has a group of old 8x10 photos for sale on eBay. This one I found the most interesting

http://tinyurl.com/7bmfcuv
Title: Re: Candlestick Manufacturing
Post by: Wallphone on November 06, 2011, 05:38:38 PM
I see at least two pictures in that auction including the large one that can be found at Shorpy.com.
Doug Pav
Title: Re: Candlestick Manufacturing
Post by: Greg G. on November 06, 2011, 08:44:07 PM
I like this one the best.  I have to say, my grandparent's generation had better values!
Title: Re: Candlestick Manufacturing
Post by: GG on November 07, 2011, 12:50:55 AM


If those came from Shorpy does that mean the seller is violating someone's copyright?

Re. the first one: looks like a telco reconditioning shop rather than a manufacturing plant.

Re. the 2nd one: looks like the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street formed a United Populist Front and went in for some humor in their demonstration!
Title: Re: Candlestick Manufacturing
Post by: ReneRondeau on November 07, 2011, 06:16:12 PM
The vast majority of pictures on Shorpy are from the Library of Congress and therefore in the public domain. Shorpy sells high resolution images; I'd wager some people are simply downloading the full-size Shorpy images and having them printed out to 8x10 at Costco and selling them on eBay at huge markups.

I've seen a lot of DVDs downloaded from archive.org and burned to disc, then sold on eBay. All perfectly legal, but I'd hate to discover later on that I paid for something I could have downloaded for free.
Title: Re: Candlestick Manufacturing
Post by: Babybearjs on November 19, 2011, 03:21:02 AM
and to think this was a real job... you don't see this anymore. as far as the second pic goes, bartenders on strike!