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Definition of antique:

> An antique is usually an item that is collected or desirable because of its age, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human history.

Seems fitting to me.




The camera in the video doesn't meet any of these descriptions. Metal construction 4x5 monorails are ten a penny and are still manufactured today. This model probably dates from the 50s-60s.

You can pick up something like this for very little money: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324084661177

The price of the item above corresponds to its actual utility as a camera. No-one is collecting these.




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