1940’S PHOTOSHOPPING MACHINE

CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time. The Adam’s Retouching Machine, which weighs two-and-a-half stone, was invented in 1947 and gave photographers the opportunity to perfect their pictures. Instead of uploading images to a computer, photographers would place their negative under the magnifying glass. Blemishes in the picture could then be smoothed out by using a retouching pencil, assisted by the gentle vibrations of the machine.

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TEMPLE OF ZOOM

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KUNG-FU LEOPARD CUBS

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LONDON LANDSCAPES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOFTOPS

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INCREDIBLE PHOTOREALISTIC DRAWINGS CREATED WITH A BALLPOINT PEN

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SNOWY SQUIRRELS PLAY A GAME OF BALL

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RED SMOKE AT NIGHT, VOLCANO SPOTTERS DELIGHT

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MESMERIZING STAR TRAILS

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