Antique Early 1900s Iron Photo Splicer Cutter Eastman Kodak Rochester Optical

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Antique Early 1900s Iron Photo Splicer Cutter Eastman Kodak Rochester Optical I took a little R&R with my family and I have come back with a ton off new items to post this week. Wonderful primitive antiques, advertising, garden, uniques - you don’t want to miss! This old photo splicer/cutter is 100 years old, but it was built to last - and sure has - you could still use it today. What I have is an antique photo splicer - made from solid wood and iron, it is marked on the iron handle No. 1 R.O.C. for Rochester Optical Company, with a nunber 2125 on the underside, and then, stamped on the wood, "Made By Eastman Kokak Co., Rochester, N.Y. USA." Rochester Optical was purchased by Kodak in 1903, and they continued to use the Rochester name on the line until 1921. The wood top of the splicer has a square grid pattern on the wood, as well as a 1" to 6" ruler measurment on the top side. It measures 6" by 7" and the iron arm that slices measures 11 1/4" long. It is in excellent solid and sturdy condition - and works great, too! At first, I thought that the blade felt dull (and maybe it is a little, and could use a sharpening) but, I have to tell you - it just sliced cleanly and evenly into a folded piece of computer paper here in my office - no problem - and it cut my leaf in half outside toot sweet! As you can see from my photos - there' s staining and dark spots on the dark wood patina. There's also wear to the wood on the edges that I'm showing in my photos. You can also see teenie isolated spots of surface rust on the iron strip that is on the right side of the base - it's the only part of the iron that is unfinished (the rest is finished in black) and the rust that I see there is very very light small spots, very minor. No other issues - it's a fabulous working cutter - perfect for crafts or school projects if you're not a photgrapher. It weighs a hefty solid 3 lbs - and it's ready to come work for you! Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings. As with any of my items, if you ever need extra pictures, let me know, just make sure that you give me an email address to send them to. Pick up is welcome on all of my items. I’m happy to combine shipments for you, but I do ask that there be no more than 7 days from the purchase of the first item - I will invoice after 7 days, as I cannot hold the items longer than that. Also, many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions. They are coming right from the barn or attic to you! I do not take the time to clean and polish before I sell - they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos - and I do my best to photo and describe thoroughly. Please do not let Ebay’s policy of requiring electronic payments keep you from bidding. Email me if this is not possible for you and we can discuss alternatives. Payment is due within 7 business days after close of auction, after that, the sale will be void, and I will relist the item. I have had some trouble with the Ebay shipping calculator giving people bombastic shipping rates (especially after purchase with the Ebay “Pay Now“ invoice on Parcel Post rates). I charge shipping cost, so if you think it’s too high, email me so that I can check it out, before you pay me. That being said, we pack very well, so that will add to the weight. I ship within two business days of receipt of your payment, or I will notify you otherwise. With postage rates going up and up, I am shipping more items Parcel Post. Please realize that this can mean a 2-3 week delivery, sometimes longer. As a matter of fact, this year, I’m finding the “longer” more the norm. Parcel Post travels by land or rail and, at least in this area, packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so there’s no estimated exact number of days like you have with Priority Mail - the Post Office says 5-7 days, but that‘s not what I’m finding). I mail right away so it can get to you as soon as possible. With the exception of the most hea... read more

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