have retired and moved to the south of France, and so needed to dispose of various items, which I will not need there.
This is a Garrard Model 301 Transcription Turntable (schedule 2), in excellent, original condition. I purchased it in 1962, and it has been my HiFi turntable since then. It has had relatively little use, and is excellent condition, except that the two Bakelite levers have been broken. The knobs can still be turned (on/off, and turntable speed) and the broken pieces are included (shown in place in the pictures) so could be refixed.
The white turntable base is unmarked, as is the turntable itself, and even the rubber mat is in good condition. This sale includes the original manual (6th edition, 1961, in pristine condition and marked with the serial number of 71197, and with the timing disk) and all the original fittings (screws and springs, even the original oil and the 45rpm centre, with its clip).
The turntable is mounted on a board with a Micro MA 77/II pickup arm, purchased from Lasky's in the mid 1970's. This is a medium-high-quality balance arm for precise stylus pressure with anti-skating control and a damped auto-lower device. The arm is fitted with a Shure M92E pickup, but the stylus is damaged and needs to be replaced.
This item would need to be collected. I'm open to offers which reflect the good condition of this item.
All photographic items have been donated to The Living Image Camera Museum.
This was my main 35mm film camera for many years, but I then switched to using a digital body. I am keeping all my lenses, so it is offered as body only. I believe it to be in good condition - it never gave me any problems, though it has not been used seriously for the last eight years.
It is accompanied by a dedicated Cobra 700 AF autofocus flash unit (not shown), with the dedicated Pentax AF foot. The flash unit enhances the operation of the autofocus in low light, and can be used both on and off the body.
This was an early, interesting attempt for a fully integrated autofocus zoom 35mm film camera (with pop-up flash, as shown). I purchased it as an end-of-range item in 1992, and it performed well when I did not want to take a lot of different lenses on a trip. It is well-designed and convenient to use, and has lots of manual overrides for focus and exposure, plus a good macro setting. It has lost its original lens cap, and the spring that holds the folding arm (which is also the battery case) in position is not working.
Andrew Westlake - June 2010
Last updated on 06 June 2010