Photographer, 40, who bought old Kodak Brownie camera in charity shop launches search for original owners after he discovers old reel inside with cherished family photos that date back to the 1950s
- Graeme Webb, from Hawick, bought the camera in a charity shop in Edinburgh
- The 40-year-old developed the reel to find lots of black and white photographs
- Amazing snapshots show a glimpse into a family believed to live in the 1950s
- Do you know the family in the photographs? Email [email protected]
A professional photographer who found a camera with images thought to date back as far as the 1950s is trying to return it to its rightful owner.
Graeme Webb, from Hawick, Scottish Borders, came across the Kodak Portrait Brownie 620 while at a charity shop in Edinburgh and decided to buy it for just £25.
But the 40-year-old was shocked to find a reel inside the old camera which featured black and white images from, what Mr Webb believes, the 50s and 60s.
Mr Webb says the snapshots show a glimpse into a families living more than quarter of a century ago.
A well dressed couple pose together on steps. A photographer found undeveloped photos in a Kodak Brownie
The professional photographer came across the Kodak Portrait Brownie 620 while at a charity shop in Edinburgh
The photographer, who collects old cameras, developed the pictures and now wants to reunite the Kodak with its rightful owner.
He said: ‘I have always been interested in photography and I like to collect old cameras. But this was a special one because of what was in it.
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‘When I got it home, I opened it up to discover it had an exposed reel inside. I am able to develop them so I did.
‘I was amazed to discover the photographs and would like to track down the people featured and get the pictures back to them. They will never have seen them.’
Graeme Webb (pictured) from Hawick, Scottish Borders, was shocked to find a reel inside the old camera which featured black and white images
Three women sit at a bench and enjoy a cup of tea. The images show a glimpse into life in the 1950s
A young girl leans against a wheelbarrow with her arms crossed. The camera reel was luckily in good condition and had not been damaged
The unearthed photographs include shots of a baby being cradled in a back garden, a young girl posing by a wheelbarrow and a group of women in what looks like a cafe.
The reel was luckily in good condition and had not been damaged by light or moisture over the years.
Graeme added: ‘I love this kind of stuff. To think that nobody has ever seen these pictures until now is great.
The Kodka Brownie camera that Mr Webb bought. The camera was first produced in the late 1930s
‘The film only took eight pictures and it would have been expensive to buy. Perhaps someone just forgot to get it developed.’
The camera – now in Graeme’s expansive collection – was first produced in the late 1930s and was sold well into the 1970s.
And the film he discovered inside was produced between 1956 and 1970.
A little girl in knee high socks poses for the camera by a washing line. The camera was handed into the charity shop in September, as noted on its price tag
A baby is pictured lying in a deck chair. The details of who gifted the camera is not known
The camera was handed into the charity shop in September, as noted on its price tag, but the details of who gifted it are not known.
Tina Pope, assistant manager at Cancer Research UK in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, said: ‘If the camera had been gift aided we would know the person’s details, but we don’t.
‘This is the first time something like this has happened here and it would be great to trace those in the pictures.’
A woman smiles as she holds a baby. Mr Webb is hoping that whoever has a link with the camera lives locally and will be able to respond to his search
Graeme is hoping that whoever has a link with the camera, and therefore the pictures, lives locally and will be able to respond to his search to trace them.
He said: ‘Something like this happened to me once before after I bought an old camera on eBay.
‘It also had a film inside, so I developed it and contacted the seller. The film was about 50 years old.
‘It would be great to find these people, particularly whoever was the baby.’
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