Larry Fine (Three Stooges) - Photographer?

[raydm6]

I came across this article which shows Larry Fine carrying two cameras - or maybe three. I can't identify - maybe one is a Praticka? I cannot find any info if he was a hobbyist/amateur or accomplished photographer.

Do any of you knuckleheads know (nyuk... nyuk... nyuk...)?

This was in 1969.

Wyoming History: How The Three Stooges Got Their Last Laugh At Yellowstone

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[pixelated]

It looks like a Kodak Instamatic reflex to me.

Kodak Retina Reflex - Wikipedia

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[Muggins]

The one under his arm is a bit harder to ID, not a clear view at all. I'm going to posit an Argus C33 or something by Ricoh, though those are not far off guesses.

 

[x-ray]

It looks like a Kodak Instamatic reflex to me.

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Kodak Retina Reflex - Wikipedia

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I thought the same thing.

 

[KoNickon]

My gosh -- Moe looks like Mark Rylance....

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Maybe this?

 

[Hcompton79]

The camera under his arm looks like a Kodak Instamatic 800. It seems he liked 126 film.

 

[x-ray]

Maybe this?

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I had one of those in the 50’s. Great fun but my parents didn’t think it was.

Easy to do a CLA on it with a little soap and water in the bathtub.

 

[raydm6]

More Stooges camera shenanigans...

I remember this short with the "voyeuristic" camera movements 🙂


Moe w/wife Helen carrying a Realist? https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/4011087143138762/


More cameras 🙂

 

[raydm6]

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Moe Howard's Handwritten Luggage Tag & His Minolta-16 Miniature Camera, in Brown Leather Case -- Leather Tag Measures 3.75'' x 2'', Cased Camera Measures 4'' x 2'' -- Very Good

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