Letters from the Workshop
Something light and happy.
The Basement Gets a Makeover
February 12, 2021 Hey everyone! It’s Jen. Wow! The sun graced our presence once this week. Hey, [...]
Rosie’s In the Movies
December 8, 2020 Hi there. It’s Blair this time. We’re excited to announce that our Pittsburgh showroom [...]
When did Haunted Houses begin?
October 30, 2020 Hi there. It’s Blair. We’ve enjoyed seeing the haunted hayrides and haunted houses on [...]
Bonfires and Bad Decisions
September 3, 2020 Hi there. It’s Jen. I can’t believe Labor Day is here. It’s that perfect [...]
The Magic of Memories
July 10, 2020 Hi there. It’s Jen. I hope you’re enjoying some of this beautiful summer weather. [...]
Celebrating Gift Giving Superstars
June 11, 2020 Hi there. It’s Jen this time. Well, we’re excited to be reopened at Ross [...]
Welcome to Letters from the Workshop
May 18, 2020 Hi there! It’s Blair from Rosie’s. Jen and I miss seeing you. We thought [...]
We love to tell a good story.
Revere Model 44 – Chicago Business Man Invades Hollywood
Ted Briskin, son of company founder Samuel Briskin, began managing the Revere Camera Company when he returned [...]
Keystone R8 Movie Projector
The Keystone Equipment and Toy Company originated in Boston, MA in 1910. The company began making movie [...]
Samuel Briskin: Man, of the factory floor
Revere Camera Co. of Chicago was founded in 1939 by Samuel Briskin, a Ukrainian immigrant. His first [...]
Andy Warhol Bolex 16mm Movie Camera
In the photo archives there are numerous shots with actors and filmmakers shooting with a Bolex H-series [...]
Ruth Orkin and Norman Rockwell Camera – Kodak Retina 35mm
Ruth Orkin was a photographer for Look and Life magazines and is credited with breaking into the [...]
Dejur 750 8mm Midcentury Projector
DeJur-Amsco Corporation of Connecticut, was founded in the 1920s by Ralph and Harry DeJur. They started with [...]
Kodak Kodascope 16mm Movie Projector
KodaScope G-Series projector was the ultimate machine for the home theatre in the early 1950s. It was [...]
Speed Graphic Press Camera
Speed Graphic cameras were manufactured in Rochester, NY beginning in 1912. It gained wide usage during and [...]
Steven Spielberg First Movie Camera – Bolex B8SL
Spielberg’s work spans four decades and includes some of Hollywood’s most successful and cherished movies. Born in [...]
Kodak Brownie 8mm – Disneyland Home Movie Camera
The happiest place on earth! Disneyland in Anaheim California was a big deal. There had never been [...]
Marilyn Monroe Kodak Rangefinder 35mm
Norma Jeane married James Dougherty a next-door neighbor in 1942. In early 1944 he joined the war [...]
Argus C3 Brick with Flash (used in Harry Potter)
This camera is an old-fashioned camera that Muggle-born student Colin Creevey used to take pictures of his [...]
Tony Vaccaro Argus C-3 Brick
In 1943, with the Allied invasion of Europe imminent, a newly drafted 21-year old Tony Vaccaro headed [...]
Spider Man 35mm Camera – Yashica Electro G35
Andrew Garfield plays Peter Parker. He totes this beautiful camera while on his photography beat with the [...]
John Glenn and Minolta Hi-Matic
Astronaut John Glenn and the Friendship 7 Mission blasted into orbit on February 20, 1962. He became [...]
Kodak Brownie Six-20
Every family seemed to have one of these - even the Kennedy’s. There is a picture of [...]
Elvis Presley’s 8mm Camera Light – Revere Model 40
Elvis is known to have loved cameras of all kinds, capturing the adventure of his daily life. [...]