Sold Items, Household Items, Rock Hudson

These are items that have been sold.  I have been getting lots of requests, so I am leaving them on my site for you to browse and enjoy.  After all, they were a part of Mr. Rock Hudson's, Mr. George Nader's & and other's worlds.

HAVE FUN!



Hurricane Lamp


Price: $ 220.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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Hurricane lamp pewter and clear glass 3 leg 2 piece

  • Size: 14" h x 6" d x 6" w
  • Signed: no
  • Owned By: Rock Hudson
  • Type: Household Items
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LEADED CRYSTAL AND SILVER SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS


Price: $ 600.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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THESE ARE FABULOUS.  THEY ARE LEADED CRYSTAL AND SILVER SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS.  IN EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE CHIP ON THE BOTTOM ON ONE OF THEM.  SHOWN IN PHOTO.  THESE GRACED HIS DINING ROOM TABLE FOR YEARS AND WERE USED BY HIM DAILY.

 

COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND A LIFETIME GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY.

 

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Leather note pad paper holder with brass clamp


Price: $ 45.89   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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Leather note pad paper holder with brass clamp. A note pad holder used by Rock Hudson but in very poor condition. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.

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  • Size:  approx.  10" x 8"
  • Signed: no
  • Owned By: Rock Hudson
  • Type: Object d` art
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NIKON F CAMERA


Price: $ 1,900.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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I JUST FOUND PAPERWORK THAT DEFINITELY ESTABLISHES THAT THIS WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY ROCK HUDSON!!!  IT WAS USED BY GEORGE NADER AND EVENTUALLY HE INHERITED IT.  THIS WAS THE CAMERA THAT ROCK USED TO TAKE ALL HIS PERSONAL PHOTOS THAT I HAVE ON MY SITE.  

WHAT A GREAT FIND!!

I WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION AFTER I READ MORE ABOUT THIS.

 

It has a low serial number, leather case, strap, external flash & A BOOK! 

It is in like new condition. 

It has always been kept in it's case.

Below I am attaching a bit of information about the camera.

Background:

This was a real turn around folks, and to understand it, we will have to look at 35mm photography in 1959. While the Japanese were the up and coming new boys on the block, everyone knew that the Germans were the undisputed leaders.  Leica was far and away the best selling professional Rangefinder camera.   Rollei's TLR was the pro's choice in 120 cameras. And then of course there were the marvelously sharp Zeiss optics on the awkward but superlatively made Contax and Contarex.   Japan was where the cheap cameras came from. You bought Japanese if you couldn't afford German.

SLR's? 35mm SLR's were generally slow working cameras with no instant return mirrors and no automatic diaphragm. Don't know what I'm talking about? After an exposure, the mirror on most 35mm SLR's did not return into viewing  position until you advanced the film.  In other words, you were stuck looking at a black hole. The instant return mirror came to market on the Asahiflex IIb of 1953--but not everyone was quick to adapt it. And then there was the little matter of the lens diaphragm. If you had just taken a picture at f/16 and you were lucky enough to be using a camera with an instant return mirror, you still didn't have a clear view after the exposure because the camera lens was still at f/16. The bright image you had was now dim, until you manually opened up your lens to its maximum aperture. Until automatic diaphragm lenses for SLRs started showing up. They would automatically open the lens back up to its maximum aperture after exposure.

Manufacturer after manufacturer in the late 50's kept introducing their idea of the SLR of the future, with all the bells and whistles. While some of them, notably Pentax, seemed to be on the right track, none of them really had a Professional 35mm SLR, UNTIL THE NIKON F.    Strangely enough the March 1959 Philadelphia photo show  saw the US introduction of three new top brand Japanese SLR lines: the Minolta SR-2 with 55/1.8 and a list price of $249.50, the  Canon Canonflex with  50/2 and a list price of $299.95,  and the Nikon F with a 50/2 had a list price of 359.50.      

The Nikon F completely eclipsed everything else in its time as a Pro 35. Professionals switched from the Leica M's (and everything else) to Nikon F's in legions, and to this day Leica has never recovered. But more than the Professional's switch from Leica to Nikon, it also signaled the maturity of the Japanese photo industry.

From that time on, Japan was the new Photographic Industry leader and Germany would be doomed to play catch up. Zeiss got out of the camera business. Rollei hangs on bought out by Samsung. Leica continues its post Leitz family experience once having been owned by a concrete manufacturer and now has new ties to Yashica.

The Nikon F was a really big deal, a crucial turning point in 35mm Photography.

 

Serial Numbers

Many people think the first two digits of the F serial number indicates year of manufacture. Not Quite.   Beware ofwpe17E.jpg (26788 bytes) any source which claims the serial # indicates production year, like a well known but often  poorly researched Nikon "compendium" for instance. 

The F started production in 1959. The serial # of the first F was 6400001. So the years and the bodies don't match to begin with.   By 1967, to the end of production in May of 1974, serial numbers COINCIDENTALLY matched at least part of the time the year of manufacture.  It was a rough match, not an exact one.   

Nikon F production ended after 862,600  F's were made.   Last number was 7451052.  Note not all serial blocks were used.  

SERIAL NUMBER:   6757287


 

 


 

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Octagonal Dark Oak Wall Clock


Price: $ 886.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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Octagonal dark oak wall clock with pendulum.  Clock was made by New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn.  Wind up, pendlum swinging clock.

  • Size: 19" h x 12" w x 4" d
  • Signed: New Haven
  • Owned By: Rock Hudson
  • Type: Object d` Art
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Opaque Frosted White Bowl for Floating Candles


Price: $ 287.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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Opaque frosted white bowl for floating candles.  He had it in his dining room on the table and at some nice dinners would lite floating candles.  The light glows through the glass and is very beautiful.

  • Size: 14" x 5"
  • Signed: yes-Italy
  • Owned By: Rock Hudson
  • Type: Household Items
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Ornate pot for plant


Price: $ 300.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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This is wonderful!!!!

It is a pot for a plant that Rock had in his back yard/patio and was filled with flowering plants.  It looks european but I don't really know.  the plant in it is one planted by me. 

I don't think I can send the plant,  the barrell cactus,  with the vase, but if I could I will include it for the difference in postage.  

Measures:  9" TALL BY 10" WIDE.

 

COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND A LIFETIME GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY.

 

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Pair of Amber Cut Glass Candle Holders


Price: $ 152.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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Pair of amber cut glass 2 piece candle holders.  We have in a picture at THE CASTLE, it wil be coming.

  • Size: 6.5" h x 5" d
  • Signed: no
  • Owned By: Rock Hudson
  • Type: Household Items
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Pair of Poolside Gray Cast Iron Kettle Shaped Ash Trays


Price: $ 1,400.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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Rock Hudson's Poolside Ash Trays.  Two gray, cast-iron kettle-shaped ash trays.  5" high and 7" in diameter, each with a handle.  These ash trays sat beside the pool at 9402 Beverly Crest Dr.  in Beverly Hills, Ca.  where Rock lived from 1962 until his death in 1985.  In an article featuring Hudson that appeared in the April 8, 1985 issue of US Magazine, one of the photos shows Rock sitting by the jacuzzi, with the ash trays in the back ground.  A picture of  this photo accompanies the lot.

  • Size: 7" d x 5" h
  • Signed: yes
  • Owned By: Rock Hudson
  • Type: O
         
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Pewter Pitcher


Price: $ 350.00   (Sold Items » Household Items » Rock Hudson)

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This is a wonderful Item. 
It is a Wilton-Armetale (Columbia, Pa.) Vintage large water pitcher with an ice lip. 

Rock used this often when laying out getting sun by his wonderful pool. His favorite drink was grape fruit juice.  But, it was known to have housed cocktails as well.

It is in excellent condition!!!

9" h. x 6" dia.

 

COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND A LIFETIME GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY.

 

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