Yay…another installment of ‘finders keepers’ here on the Purple Nickel Blog!!! It’s been awhile and I do miss sharing all the goodies we like, love and lust over.   Or should I say ‘drool’ over. Well this little find comes all the way from Scottsdale, Arizona! Ok so that’s only like 2 hours away from us here in Tucson but who’s counting. We picked up this cutie on Sunday after hearing about Design Within Reach’s floor model sale!!! Woo Hoo! And all thanks to Gabe, the store manager. SWEET. He promised to hold this Eames Plastic Molded Chair for us until the next time we were up in Phoenix. WE LOVE IT! Yes we only have 1…so far. But can’t wait to start a collection. We need at least 2 right?. And it’s a perfect shade of buttery yellow lime. YUMMY!  And totally perfect for our production office or a studio space.

Speaking of studio spaces, we have been exploring that concept for quite sometime now.  Probably for the last 3 years… but again who’s counting?.  Oh me, that’s right.  Yes… it’s always fun to look and we keep our eye’s peeled wide open for something that would suit our funky creative juices.  But what we’ve seen is that they’re either too dark (meaning NO flippin’ windows), boring drop down popcorn ceilings, musty smelling like a basement, corporate stuffy office-like, no parking that’s near by or for clients, not located near downtown Tucson or is just plain out of our price range.  I’m sure other photographers and biz owners share similar experiences?.  It’s crazy how many ‘duds’ you view.  Honestly I would say it’s just as tough as finding your ‘dream home’.  You know it exists, you just have to be patient.  Or build it! Ha. Well until that time comes (building) we are enjoying our options or at least laughing about them!

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This is our second edition to our new segment called ‘finders keepers’! See our 1st post…HERE!  So we’ve been slacking a bit in the blog world and we do apologize but this one makes up for our time away.  Eric & I were first introduced to the lovely overwhelming but delightful world of Etsy a few months back by our good friend Erin Durband.  One might ask ‘where the heck have you been living if you haven’t know about Etsy???!!!‘. Yes this is true.  We probably have heard in numerous conversations through passing about the site that buys and sells all things homemade but really never explore it.  And that’s a bummer.  Cause we sure as hell are exploring it NOW!!!  And honestly we’re addicted…BOTH OF US!!! Ha. It’s consuming and if you don’t have a few hours to grace the pages please wait until you do. The artists that are showcased are AH-mazing. The talent that is on this site is beyond extraordinary.  We can’t believe what some people come up with and envision.  Their creativity makes us so jealous that we wanna pull out a thread n’ needle like now.  Though we can only do a slight hem to a pant leg…LOL.  That’s about it. Oh and maybe a button here & there.  Please check out the site if you haven’t already….you won’t be disappointed.

So a few weeks ago we  finally made an account with Etsy as buyers (maybe sellers one day).  And all because we found these two bad boys. And they’re too cool it’s bad!  Oh you can be envious…it’s ok.  A while back we sketched out an art wall for our newly painted production office with the means to create a 3×3 grid wall of vintage cameras encased in plexieglass sq boxes from CB2 (that’s a hint to our next finders keepers segment).  We also knew that we wanted to collect vintage cameras that we’re completely different from each other in style, look and film formats. And in working condition to boot!!!  Not only would they be pretty*** but they would be put to work.  We already have about half our collection started and just had to grab these two gems up.


. Argus C3

. This was the first mass produced 35mm rangefinder from 1939-1966

.  It’s nicknamed ‘the brick’ because of its size and weight

. General camera model has black leather veneer but this was professionally replaced with Mahogany wood (GORGEOUS) and in excellent condition!!!

. Seller: ROTE








. Polaroid Land Camera Model 80A

. Production years 1957-1959

. Original retail value $72.75

. It’s nicknamed the ‘highlander’

. Measures 7 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ deep & when open the depth is 6″ and in excellent condition

. The Polariod 80A was the camera used by Mary Moorman when she captured the famous photograph of JFK’s assasination seconds after the fatal shot.

. Seller: The Cottage Cheese








. Images courtsey of Esty sellers Rote & The Cottage Cheese

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