CD of Heath Photos

[Charles W. Morehouse]

Hi Terry,
I would go for that at 90 MPH. 73.
Wayne;
W4GBW

Terry Perdue wrote:

> Heath fans -
>
> I have hundreds of gorgeous 8 x 10 glossy photos from Heath's past that I
> would like to share if there is sufficient interest. They include many
> inside photos of design labs, styling, office areas, metal fab, kit pack,
> service department, kit sales, etc. - both at the Territorial and Hilltop
> plants - and many of the Hilltop plant being built. There are also marketing
> photos of various pieces of ham gear - generally outside and inside shots
> including above- and below-chassis views. Even a number of pictures taken at
> trade shows.
>
> Unfortunately, very few of the photos are captioned, but I think they'd
> still be enjoyable to many of you, and it occurred to me that it shouldn't
> be too expensive to scan them onto a CD and make copies. I could also
> include such things as the kit-builder's guide, new employee handbook, and
> some other Heath publications that are somewhat rare, assuming that there
> are no copyright problems. (Maybe Randy could check that out for me.)
> Perhaps I could also scan a few of the catalogs.
>
> I'm not looking to get rich off of this. I just think it would be nice if
> the rest of you could enjoy looking at these as much as I do from time to
> time. Basically, I'd just have to buy a scanner, and spend the time putting
> a CD together. Then I'd find a CD copy service to do the duplicating. I've
> never used a page scanner, so I don't know how long that part would take, or
> how much disk space I'd need. Or could I scan right to the CD? Any advice
> would be appreciated - model of scanner, resolution vs. # of pictures, copy
> service, etc. I'd like to do this while there are still enough of us around
> that might appreciate seeing it!
>
> For those of you who have my book, Heath Nostalgia, the pictures in it were
> scanned from a few of these high quality photos in two passes with a low-res
> hand scanner, and pasted together. It was a very frustrating and
> time-consuming job, and the results were poor - especially after half-toning
> to allow printing. These would be orders of magnitude better. Most are in
> black and white, but a few are in color, and all were professionally taken.
>
> So - what do you say? Would you be willing to pay maybe $15-20 for a real
> trip back in time? If there's enough of a response, and if Heath has no
> problem with it, I'll get started.
> Please reply to me personally so as not to clog everyone's mailbox. Just a
> brief comment is sufficient.
>
> Terry Perdue
>
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