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Our current Object of the Month is dedicated to Barbara Buffa, who passed away on April 4, 2026, at the age of 100.
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An oversized tin Agfa film box is our object of the month. It served as an advertising tool for the company Professional Photo Services, or PPS for short, which was founded by F.C. Gundlach in 1971.
Agfa, founded in Berlin in 1867, was one of the leading manufacturers of photographic films, cameras, and photochemistry. In the 1970s and 1980s, Agfa films were equally popular with amateur and professional photographers, valued for their color fidelity and detail accuracy.
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Our latest archive find is an elegant embossing pliers that can press the letters "HL" into paper. This article explains what the initials mean and how the tool, coated with hammered-finish paint, ended up in our archive.
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The "Photo Angle Finder" from the Japanese manufacturer Horseman is a precise measuring instrument from the analog era of professional and large-format photography. It was used to accurately determine tilt and inclination angles – an essential prerequisite for controlling perspective, horizon, and focus.
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