I know nothing of cameras or pens or typewriters but when an enthusiast talks so interestingly about his subject it becomes fascinating stuff! Thanks Boys! XXX
So fun you got some really great antiques And collectibles. Greg was a Fascinating man his Camera and Lenses were amazing.Thanks for taking us on your pick.
What an interesting guy and proof that other people's uninformed opinions should never stop you from achieving so much in your life. I have come across this type of attitude in my work as a notetaker, scribe, learning support assistant and invigilator for students with autism spectrum disorders and try to educate people with those sort of negative attitudes.🙂
Sometimes, when someone tells you you'll never amount to anything, that's the incentive one needs to prove them wrong. But unfortunately, sometimes, a child gives up and doesn't amount to anything. Never discourage children. You have no idea what they'll be capable of.
Those photos were like works of art, I love the effect you get from the old lenses. I didn't even know that was possible! Would love to see more of Greg's photos. Really interesting hearing him talk about his collections.
Greg is great!! Super interesting fella!! I love that he uses the old lenses...spectacular outcomes!! I never understood the fascination with pens but after this I will stop teasing my pen obsessed friend when she digs through piles of junk looking for them.
How horrible that Greg's teachers felt the need to shut down a child's creativity just because they didn't know how to cope with his needs. And how marvelous that we now have teachers like Melissa who would encourage such students instead.
Couldn't agree more, I had the same issue in first school. Lucky for me we moved and I changed school and had a teacher who was willing to spend time with me and encourage me to do better.
I agree. It makes my blood boil! A teacher have so much power to nurture or crush a soul and it makes me so angry when teachers are the ones to stomp out an interest or spark in a child!
Alex, like the reference to O' Brother Where Art Thou! I was actually an extra in that movie in the parishioners and baptism scenes. The entire movie was filmed primarily in Central Mississippi.
Loved seeing the pen collection. I got my first fountain pen in 1st grade in 1955. I had peacock blue ink for it. I noticed a Kokeshi doll in the background. I have a large collection of them among other things. Enjoyed the video very much.
That was so interesting. Thanks Alexander and Greg for sharing your knowledge. I imagine some younger people don’t even know how to replace the ink in some older pens.
@@gregmottl9782 - After viewing this video, I hope you will make your own videos after you have moved. There are so many area that people would love to see (based on comments), such as explaining about your collected items, showing how you repair pens and typewriters, videos with your pictures, etc.
Great video. Alex I love your voice. You could do radio. Or you could do tapes or cd's for relaxation. Greg what a great guy. I hope him well in his future. Bless you both.
What a knowledgeable man Greg is. He rose above the teacher in more ways than one. Thank God he didn't listen to the teacher. Thank him for sharing his knowledge.
THE mask, THE ink, THE assasination pen.... I feel a Stephen King novel coming to the surface~ What a great collection of pens Greg has! AND the old camera lenses are neat, too. I like these visits with your firends and others you are buying from...I learn much~
Really enjoyed listening to Greg. His knowledge of typewriters, camera lenses and fountain pens was most interesting. As far as the QWERTY keyboard - when I took a typing class in high school (yeah, I am that old), we were taught that the letters were placed in order of most frequent use. So the middle, or home keys, are the most common letters. The outlying letters on the top and bottom rows are the least common and placed there for your weakest finger (the pinkie). I am not sure how that applies to the placement/workings inside a typewriter, as I have never studied the correlation between the keys and internal stroke.
I'm with you. I learned to type on my Moms ancient Underwood, one fingered. But my Dad insisted I take typing and drafting in high school along with Calculus and physics. I thought he was crazy. But 40 years later as an engineer and comp science person I use both of the skills all day long. And am so glad I'm not pounding on an old manual keyboard!
@@nancymontgomery8897 yes I think so but I was named after somebody. When I went to Ireland. I learned that they spelled names , differently . Then I would, I spell mine will out an I.
Fascinating visit with Greg. It was a Master Class in things that I normally wouldn't have been interested in, but Greg's tone and knowledge had me riveted. I'm willing to bet that the things he did speak on were only the tip of the iceberg.
Since I was a child, I was always curious, learning and liked asking questions. The majority of people are not like this, so they think we are weird or don't understand what's with the interest and questions about things. Along with this usually comes with it's dark or quirky sense of humor. It is nice knowing someone like Alex and his wonderful friends he makes are the same way. My mom was the same way and appreciated me❤️ My mom and dad would have loved seeing Alex's store.
These videos make we wish I lived in Canada near Edmonton...I just love looking through all this cool old stuff. I can spend hours looking through antique stores.
Love listening to Greg talk. He is very knowledgeable about what he collects. His stories are fascinating. We need to hear some of his poetry! Thanks Alex 😊
That's a TON of stuff!! Why do teachers feel the need to try to make everyone conform to some sort of recipe for success. Some people just naturally think outside the box and should be encouraged to do so. Greg is obviously one of those people, as he proves by adapting the antique lenses to modern cameras. How has he managed to stay single; he is so cool!
Alex, you know and are friends with the most interesting people! And you bring out the best in them. It’s a pleasure to see. In that, you remind me of my Dad and my brother - both had a genuine interest in people and what they knew and what they had to say. Greg is fascinating and has a wealth of knowledge - I feel like we saw just the merest glimpse of the depths!
I didn't know about the Czech Republic having great engineering minds. What a neat guy! I agree with previous comment Greg or Gregg you could have a really cool TH-cam channel!
Paul Leach - Greg replied to a comment. I clicked on his name and he does have several playlists on his channel though most are for music videos. There is a Typewriter playlist of videos from other channels plus a couple with vintage videos. After viewing this video, I hope Greg will make his own videos, such as explaining about his collected items, showing how he repairs pens and typewriters, videos with his pictures, etc.
That was a fantastic video.....absolutely loved it! I collect writing items and I am into vintage cameras so this guy was a treat! I would love to collect vintage typewriters but they take up so much room!
This was really fascinating. Greg is an interesting guy, and his enthusiasm and knowledge led me to learn a bit about some everyday items I’d never considered. Thanks so much!
Greg I think it's cool you collect writing sticks. My dad told us growing up. When you are asking for a job make sure you wear tie up shoes and have a writing stick. It shows your not lazy and prepared to work
I collect fountain pens as well. The interest came from my older brother mainly. Sadly he passed away around 5 years ago. I’ll never get rid of the pens he gifted me and I’ll always keep collecting. God that collection is incredible.
Greg is a true collector who acquires not only items of interest but the knowledge about every one of them. And the most interesting thing is that he is adjusting his collectables to the modern day use. With people like him the planet is just a little bit greener.
I started collecting the fountain pens in the mid 80's I would go to farm auctions in North Dakota between the farm auction but mostly my adverts I found some good ones as far back as the 1920's a few were older.
My grandfather was an executive for Sheaffer Pen in Fort Madison Iowa. One of the 2 reasons they called Fort Madison the Pen City. The other reason was because Fort Madison housed the first penitentiary in the Iowa territory.
I have quite a few Sheaffer fountain pens from the mid 1930's a few hard rubber ones from the 20's quiet a few from the 1940's one sterling silver cross hatched one from about 1960-1963 that was SUPPOSEDLY from pirates silver if I remember the paperwork that came in the box with it correctly. There is another crossed hatched one in gold COLORED metal that I THINK is a Parker copy of the Sheaffer one, same time frame.
@@stevengrotte2987 I love looking for Sheaffer pens in antique and thrift stores..they're getting hard to find, and I regret not taking any of the one's my granddad had when he passed. Finding, even the less expensive ones, is getting harder.. but just seeing them on display makes it my feel like I'm still connected to him.
Fascinating information about the old camera lenses. Didn’t know retrofitting old lenses to a new camera was possible. Ticket booth will be cool in the new building. Lots of interesting stuff!
Greg my husband appreciates the work you did to adapt the old lenses utilizing bellows. He does something similar with modern lenses to his Hasselblad body !
My mom had a drawer full of old writing and secretarial gadgets from the 1930s-1940s. In place of a traditional stapler, she had a gizmo that fit over the upper left corner of your documents. When you pressed it down hard, metal blades cut a tab and slot in the paper. It even folded the tab and tucked it into the slot for you. If you needed to remove a page later, you just flipped the tab out of the slot. Then you re-inserted it with no damage done to your documents. The only drawback was that it couldn't cut through a thick stack of pages.
Brandi McKee - Go to Greg Mottl's channel and post a message. He does not have an email on the About page but he does have playlists of videos by others.
I know nothing of cameras or pens or typewriters but when an enthusiast talks so interestingly about his subject it becomes fascinating stuff! Thanks Boys! XXX
So fun you got some really great antiques And collectibles. Greg was a Fascinating man his Camera and Lenses were amazing.Thanks for taking us on your pick.
So glad you are writing again Greg!
Using camera lenses from the 1800s on modern cameras is such a cool idea!
Please include more of his photographs in the next episode!
I wonder if Greg has a website to show his pictures. I wonder if he ever took pictures at a civil war reenactment with those old lenses.
Yes! Alex, please include info on Greg's photography if he allows it, I would love to see his work as well!
Greg was just fascinating......what an old soul he must be! Never knew that about old photography lenses and have never seen a glass nib pen! Thanks!
What a nice guy. I could listen to him talk about the things he loves for hours.
Me, too. I was thinking he would be a great teacher. I was hanging on every word.
Greg should start his own TH-cam channel featuring all his collections and knowledge about them!! TFS
Exactly. How many people in the world knows what he knows?
I agree! Very fascinating!
You sure know a lot of amazing people Alex!! You are truly lucky!
Love the channel
Greg is so knowledgeable... He proved his teacher wrong when he was told he wouldnt amount to anything...well done Greg.
He's an impressive guy. Too bad his teachers were such a negative influence.
@@tvtitlechampion3238 Yeah, imagine telling that to a student who loves writing. What a shame! :/
What an interesting guy and proof that other people's uninformed opinions should never stop you from achieving so much in your life. I have come across this type of attitude in my work as a notetaker, scribe, learning support assistant and invigilator for students with autism spectrum disorders and try to educate people with those sort of negative attitudes.🙂
Sometimes, when someone tells you you'll never amount to anything, that's the incentive one needs to prove them wrong. But unfortunately, sometimes, a child gives up and doesn't amount to anything. Never discourage children. You have no idea what they'll be capable of.
Man, that burns me up about some teachers! I am a teacher too.
What a cool guy. Thanks for introducing him to us Alex.
Greg is an amazing man so sad his teacher told him to forget about writing. Thank goodness he rose above it. Awesome collection.
Those photos were like works of art, I love the effect you get from the old lenses. I didn't even know that was possible!
Would love to see more of Greg's photos. Really interesting hearing him talk about his collections.
Very interesting, loved everything Greg shared. Cool collections.
We had a stapler like that, only larger. It didn’t load staples, but had a roll of thin copper wire and made its own!
Cool!
😲
Love watching someone who can share so much knowledge and history. Thank you Greg
I like Greg. I’ll bet with his knowledge and affable personality he is a joy in your store. Loved his collection
Thank you for using the word affable.
Greg is great!! Super interesting fella!! I love that he uses the old lenses...spectacular outcomes!! I never understood the fascination with pens but after this I will stop teasing my pen obsessed friend when she digs through piles of junk looking for them.
Interesting conversation about interesting items. Thank you sir.
Haha
How horrible that Greg's teachers felt the need to shut down a child's creativity just because they didn't know how to cope with his needs. And how marvelous that we now have teachers like Melissa who would encourage such students instead.
Couldn't agree more, I had the same issue in first school. Lucky for me we moved and I changed school and had a teacher who was willing to spend time with me and encourage me to do better.
I agree. It makes my blood boil! A teacher have so much power to nurture or crush a soul and it makes me so angry when teachers are the ones to stomp out an interest or spark in a child!
Alex, like the reference to O' Brother Where Art Thou! I was actually an extra in that movie in the parishioners and baptism scenes. The entire movie was filmed primarily in Central Mississippi.
One of my favourite films!
Oh cool! I absolutely love that movie and its music. Perfectly cast.
For those who haven't seen the movie or haven't in a while, you can watch it free on TH-cam Movies (while available.)
Very interesting, Greg. Thanks for sharing your collections of pens, typewriters, and camera/lenses.
Loved seeing the pen collection. I got my first fountain pen in 1st grade in 1955. I had peacock blue ink for it. I noticed a Kokeshi doll in the background. I have a large collection of them among other things. Enjoyed the video very much.
So interesting to meet Greg and see his collections. Thanks for sharing!
That was so interesting. Thanks Alexander and Greg for sharing your knowledge. I imagine some younger people don’t even know how to replace the ink in some older pens.
Greg , the pen guy, needs his own TH-cam channel. How interesting. Thanks for sharing his collections.
What a beautiful story. No teacher should stifle a child like that.
The picture of the landscape was like a Group of Seven painting! Well done Greg!
Thank you. That was taken in Jasper Alberta with the lens I showed from the 1870's
@@gregmottl9782 - After viewing this video, I hope you will make your own videos after you have moved. There are so many area that people would love to see (based on comments), such as explaining about your collected items, showing how you repair pens and typewriters, videos with your pictures, etc.
@@wendyweaver8749 completely agree!
Great video. Alex I love your voice. You could do radio. Or you could do tapes or cd's for relaxation. Greg what a great guy. I hope him well in his future. Bless you both.
A very interesting collection, he explained everything so clearly. A really enjoyable video.
What a knowledgeable man Greg is. He rose above the teacher in more ways than one. Thank God he didn't listen to the teacher. Thank him for sharing his knowledge.
Greg, thank you for teaching us a bit about vintage typewriters, pens and lenses. :) That "James Bond" pen is so cool!
Your most welcome 🙂
@@gregmottl9782 :)
Wow what a fantastic collection of fountain pens and typewriters.
I really enjoyed hearing all of Greg's knowledge about the items.
Great reveal good back story on Greg 🙂 thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for sharing Greg with us. He's got amazing knowledge of his collection. That was pretty cool to see what another person collects.
You have great friends, Alex!
I loved hearing about his adaptation of the camera lenses. How interesting. And then his pens. WOW!!
Greg is a pretty smart guy. I like him.
Wow-so much cool stuff. Greg has so much knowledge - really interesting video. 👏👏👏
I love this man's engineering ingenuity in regard to photography.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Very informative and fun!
such a fascinating individual, no, not you Alex, although you are in a league of your own.
OMG those pictures with the old lenses are AMAZING.
THE mask, THE ink, THE assasination pen.... I feel a Stephen King novel coming to the surface~ What a great collection of pens Greg has! AND the old camera lenses are neat, too. I like these visits with your firends and others you are buying from...I learn much~
Really enjoyed listening to Greg. His knowledge of typewriters, camera lenses and fountain pens was most interesting.
As far as the QWERTY keyboard - when I took a typing class in high school (yeah, I am that old), we were taught that the letters were placed in order of most frequent use. So the middle, or home keys, are the most common letters. The outlying letters on the top and bottom rows are the least common and placed there for your weakest finger (the pinkie). I am not sure how that applies to the placement/workings inside a typewriter, as I have never studied the correlation between the keys and internal stroke.
Yes I to took in school, I was learned that you put your fingers in the middle. Go from there.
I'm with you. I learned to type on my Moms ancient Underwood, one fingered. But my Dad insisted I take typing and drafting in high school along with Calculus and physics. I thought he was crazy. But 40 years later as an engineer and comp science person I use both of the skills all day long. And am so glad I'm not pounding on an old manual keyboard!
@@moirahorton5167 I am curious if you know? Do you know where your name came from? My middle name is similar. If you want to.
@@mavahuth5044 Isn't it an Irish name?
@@nancymontgomery8897 yes I think so but I was named after somebody. When I went to Ireland. I learned that they spelled names , differently . Then I would, I spell mine will out an I.
Thank you Greg for sharing your collection and your knowledge❤️
You have such Interesting friends! I loved hearing him talk about the old camera lenses! Thanks for another great vlog!
Cool finds! I still hope Greg posts some of his poetry.
Wow the old lens is really awesome! I wish we saw more of the photography he has! What a cool guy.
The antique photography is really interesting
That was very interesting, thank you Greg!!!! And to you Alex for taking us with you!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Fascinating visit with Greg. It was a Master Class in things that I normally wouldn't have been interested in, but Greg's tone and knowledge had me riveted. I'm willing to bet that the things he did speak on were only the tip of the iceberg.
Since I was a child, I was always curious, learning and liked asking questions. The majority of people are not like this, so they think we are weird or don't understand what's with the interest and questions about things. Along with this usually comes with it's dark or quirky sense of humor. It is nice knowing someone like Alex and his wonderful friends he makes are the same way. My mom was the same way and appreciated me❤️ My mom and dad would have loved seeing Alex's store.
Awe greg is adorable. Especially when he talks about his things, he knows so much. Seems like a sweet man.
Thank you Alex! I absolutely loved Greg's tutorial on vintage lenses and the history of his pen collection. It was an real treat.
Very interesting video Alexander. Super neat stuff. Thanks for sharing Your day😁👍♥️🇨🇦🎉🎉👏👏🎉🎉💯
You have such interesting friends!
You have so, so many fascinating friends! That's why I love this channel.
Love the outro music, not to mention the informative video. What a great people person you are, the quality of your friends is a credit to you.
These videos make we wish I lived in Canada near Edmonton...I just love looking through all this cool old stuff. I can spend hours looking through antique stores.
Cool video and another cool knowledgeable friend you have. 🙂
Love listening to Greg talk. He is very knowledgeable about what he collects. His stories are fascinating. We need to hear some of his poetry! Thanks Alex 😊
Drooling over pens, what a great way to start my day!
Greg that’s an awesome mask! Fantastic collection! Greg your photography is amazing those vintage lenses are brilliant!
Thank you 🙂
That's a TON of stuff!! Why do teachers feel the need to try to make everyone conform to some sort of recipe for success. Some people just naturally think outside the box and should be encouraged to do so. Greg is obviously one of those people, as he proves by adapting the antique lenses to modern cameras. How has he managed to stay single; he is so cool!
Alex, you know and are friends with the most interesting people! And you bring out the best in them. It’s a pleasure to see. In that, you remind me of my Dad and my brother - both had a genuine interest in people and what they knew and what they had to say.
Greg is fascinating and has a wealth of knowledge - I feel like we saw just the merest glimpse of the depths!
I didn't know about the Czech Republic having great engineering minds. What a neat guy! I agree with previous comment Greg or Gregg you could have a really cool TH-cam channel!
LOL, thats about the only thing in the video I actually knew
Paul Leach - Greg replied to a comment. I clicked on his name and he does have several playlists on his channel though most are for music videos. There is a Typewriter playlist of videos from other channels plus a couple with vintage videos. After viewing this video, I hope Greg will make his own videos, such as explaining about his collected items, showing how he repairs pens and typewriters, videos with his pictures, etc.
@@wendyweaver8749 Thank You
Czechoslovak was one of the countries that Germany invaded early in WW 2, they had very good armaments factories that Germany wanted.
Great video! People like Greg are amazing. Btw, greetings to both of you from Prague - Czech Republic :)
I think it's so nice that you put your late father in law in your opening. He seemed like such a wonderful person.
That was a fantastic video.....absolutely loved it! I collect writing items and I am into vintage cameras so this guy was a treat! I would love to collect vintage typewriters but they take up so much room!
This was really fascinating. Greg is an interesting guy, and his enthusiasm and knowledge led me to learn a bit about some everyday items I’d never considered. Thanks so much!
Greg I think it's cool you collect writing sticks. My dad told us growing up. When you are asking for a job make sure you wear tie up shoes and have a writing stick. It shows your not lazy and prepared to work
I collect fountain pens as well. The interest came from my older brother mainly. Sadly he passed away around 5 years ago. I’ll never get rid of the pens he gifted me and I’ll always keep collecting.
God that collection is incredible.
Wonderful, quite a story, incredible creativity and knowledge form both of you, gentlemen thank you.
Wow! Thanks Greg and Alex! This was too fun! Enlightening! All collectors appreciate other collectors!
Greg is a true collector who acquires not only items of interest but the knowledge about every one of them. And the most interesting thing is that he is adjusting his collectables to the modern day use. With people like him the planet is just a little bit greener.
Oh, I might have to come in and buy one of those typewriters. Also, that photgraphy was just too cool.
Great video. Greg is an interesting guy!
I try 🙂
Typewriters, Pens & Cameras, 'OH MY!' 3 of my favourite things.
Greg sure has some super interesting stuff!! 😀😀
Greg strikes me as a nice guy. Great collection.
This was really fun. I had to send it to a friend in central Canada who aldo collects & uses pens.
What an interesting man. I love pens especially fountain pens. Can't afford to collect them though. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤
I started collecting the fountain pens in the mid 80's I would go to farm auctions in North Dakota between the farm auction but mostly my adverts I found some good ones as far back as the 1920's a few were older.
Bit of trivia, the longest word you can type using only the top row of keys on a standard qwerty keyboard is typewriter.
Whoa! Amazing
I immediately look down my french canadian laptop keyboard and it holds true for it too 😄
Cool Stuff!!! and Alex I love how gracious and social you are....so enjoyable.
That is so cool I love the idea of using vintage lens
My grandfather was an executive for Sheaffer Pen in Fort Madison Iowa. One of the 2 reasons they called Fort Madison the Pen City. The other reason was because Fort Madison housed the first penitentiary in the Iowa territory.
That’s interesting!
I have quite a few Sheaffer fountain pens from the mid 1930's a few hard rubber ones from the 20's quiet a few from the 1940's one sterling silver cross hatched one from about 1960-1963 that was SUPPOSEDLY from pirates silver if I remember the paperwork that came in the box with it correctly.
There is another crossed hatched one in gold COLORED metal that I THINK is a Parker copy of the Sheaffer one, same time frame.
@@stevengrotte2987 I love looking for Sheaffer pens in antique and thrift stores..they're getting hard to find, and I regret not taking any of the one's my granddad had when he passed. Finding, even the less expensive ones, is getting harder.. but just seeing them on display makes it my feel like I'm still connected to him.
We are Loving your updates and adventures!! 😊
Those photos made with the antique lens are phenomenal!
Thank you 🙂
Greg is a super cool guy his intelligence really shows very nice to have him as a friend
Greg should've answered the door wearing that cool mask. I bet it sells first. His photographs are amazing. Does he sell them?
That would be an excellent way to stop religious proselytizing.
Fascinating information about the old camera lenses. Didn’t know retrofitting old lenses to a new camera was possible. Ticket booth will be cool in the new building. Lots of interesting stuff!
Love Greg’s collection. Nice quality ♥️
Greg my husband appreciates the work you did to adapt the old lenses utilizing bellows. He does something similar with modern lenses to his Hasselblad body !
Wow, that guy is fascinating!
I try my best 🙂
My mom had a drawer full of old writing and secretarial gadgets from the 1930s-1940s. In place of a traditional stapler, she had a gizmo that fit over the upper left corner of your documents. When you pressed it down hard, metal blades cut a tab and slot in the paper. It even folded the tab and tucked it into the slot for you. If you needed to remove a page later, you just flipped the tab out of the slot. Then you re-inserted it with no damage done to your documents. The only drawback was that it couldn't cut through a thick stack of pages.
Those were cool, I got a hold of one once as a kid... don't know where it went though.
@@007nadineL When I sold my parents' house I left it behind. I could kick myself for all the neat stuff I didn't clear out of their house.
He is your Pen Pal!
What a great camera idea! I think there's a whole business there.
Very cool and interesting guy.
He should do a whole video series on how to adapt the lenses! Now I want to do that!
Brandi McKee - Go to Greg Mottl's channel and post a message. He does not have an email on the About page but he does have playlists of videos by others.