Does anyone have any info on these toys? I know that there was a Monster-themed set that came with the whole big enlarger, but was there a Monster refill pack? Anybody have one of these?
Here are the pics of it from the archive:
(http://universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/gallery/0/7_11_12_07_11_59_12.jpg)
(http://universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/gallery/0/7_11_12_07_11_59_30.jpg)
(http://universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/gallery/0/7_11_12_07_11_59_50.jpg)
It's a cool toy. I've tried to win them a couple of times on eBay, but always get beat out.
It's basically a light table with some monster transparencies as far as I can tell...
The art is fantastic, I'd love to have stationary with those characters.
I've seen pics of that large set, I'm wondering if there was a refill set with just the transparencies or something like that without the big enlarger.
Yes, there are two different refill sets, one with the plastic transparencies, and one with paper sheets with different art, both monster themed.
Thanks, Bob. That's what I thought, but haven't seen images of the accesory packs in a long time.
If anyone has some of these, especially the transparencies - send me a PM. Thanks!!!
Man, is that cool.
Andy. I was hoping to win one of these "refill kits" off of eBay not long ago. It was an auction for the paper tracings. I loved the graphics and was hoping to win it just for the drawings as I do not own the light board itself. I believe somebody here in the UMA scored it. I was high bidder right up until the last few seconds, and then BOOM! Everyone came out of the woodwork. Dang eBay. I snagged the pics .. which reminds me .. I have to post them in our gallery section.
Well, I just found a very nice, unused, boxed Enlarg A Graph - but it isn't the monster set. I was hoping to find someone with the refill kit that would be willing to let me make copies for my set. I think it would be a really fun toy to play with.
Quote from: fmofmpls on December 14, 2007, 08:42:47 PM
I was high bidder right up until the last few seconds, and then BOOM! Everyone came out of the woodwork.
Hmmm, that might've been me, Terry, but only if it was the Traceagraph set, not the Enlarg-a-graph (they do share artwork, but in entirely different formats). I'm a huge fan of all the Monster stuff Emenee produced and have been focusing on those items for years, ever since I saw a very small jpg of a mint sealed Enlarg-a-graph on ebay in early 1998. I'd never even heard of the thing, and then it sold for $8000! Boggled my mind (pretty sure it was two dot-comers battling it out). Just this year I finally saw for the first time the Monster and Horror Enlarg-a-graph packs (yep, there are two packs), and about a month ago the Monsters Traceagraph pack popped up, again for the first time in my looooong search. that's the one I know we both bid on Terry. Things are just too hectic right now for me to photograph all that stuff and go into the long winded, hyper-detailed descriptions of which I am so fond, plus there's still one item crossing to me in the mail, but I do plan to document what I have and know of Emenee soon. And of course, I've still got questions galore. Anyone know if they ever produced a Traceagraph boxed set? Monster Bob, you seem like the fellow who would know?
Andy - Which version did you get? Do you have the link or pix from the auction with the tracings you mentioned?
In the meantime, here's a pic I snapped a little while back when I was comparing my amassment of boxed Enlarg-a-graphs:
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/darkmonkeygod/Enlarg-A-Graphs.jpg)
Best,
Shannon
P.S. The pix Terry linked are of mine, the same one you see in the stack!
I had the Monsters Enlargagraph as a kid and loved it. I looked for it for years. I clearly remembered the blue enlarger and those little monster slides that weren't spot-on line drawings of the monsters, but were done in a charicature style that definately captured their look, poses and essence. There was something about the way the art in this set was done (and a couple of other examples from this era) that made a connection to the very roots of whatever it was that really scared me. Does that make sense? For example, the Frankenstein carrying a knife. I considered Frankenstein a friend and a monster that, if he was real, would be approachable. Knives and serial killers were very real to me and scared me much more than movie monsters. When Richard Speck was on the loose in Chicago, after killing eight nurses in cold blood (with a knife), his mugshot drawing was on the front page of all the papers. I was convinced he was going to show up at our door.
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g107/backlotcharlie/richardspeck.jpg)The mug that terrified a city-Richard Speck
So then here in my little drawing set was Frankenstein walking around swinging a knife. Something about that little slide took the monster out of the fantasy realm and into the threatening real world for this five-year-old, stimulating an inner fear, and making an imaginary figure real and scary. Deep down, though, I still knew that the big green guy wouldn't hurt me, but then there was that Wolfman and Dracula and that blood thing (~shutter~).
Geesh, no wonder I turned out the way I did.
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Quote from: Monster Bob on December 15, 2007, 09:28:11 AM
I had the Monsters Enlargagraph as a kid and loved it. I looked for it for years. I clearly remembered the blue enlarger and those little monster slides that weren't spot-on line drawings of the monsters, but were done in a charicature style that definately captured their look, poses and essence.
There was something about the way the art in this set was done (and a couple of other examples from this era) that made a connection to the very roots of whatever it was that really scared me. Does that make sense?
Hey man, that makes sense to me. These sets include gallows and, experiment laden labs, woeful deserts, sinister swamps, and the like. Then add in all the bats, rats, spiders, snakes, not to mention random cages and sarcophagi, as well as coffins and a gallows - already occupied! Then there are the monsters themselves: The Hunchback sisterly wielding a dagger, a sinister, fangs bared Dracula, the menacing Mummy with his victim bride, a lurking, snarling Wolfman, the blade weilding Frankenstein's Monster, predating the slashers, and then, of course, the Creature, breaking free of his chains and readying havoc on any and all who dare enter.
I f'n love 'em. More from the photo pile: note the hanged man right on the cover of the box, and the $7.77 retail price!
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/darkmonkeygod/Emenee_Enlarg_A_Graph_Monsters_2-1.jpg)
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/darkmonkeygod/Emenee_Enlarg_A_Graph_Monsters_3-3.jpg)
shannon
I have the big boxed set with the lion on it. The set appears to be unused, and has all the same parts and pieces except the monster slides or transparencies or whatever you call them. And, I have some blank transparency sheets made for running through a copy machine; so I could reproduce them for my set if I could just track down a set to copy. Yeah, I know...tall order for sure, but I'd really like to actually use this thing and draw some knife-wielding monsters!!!
Quote from: poseablemonster on December 15, 2007, 11:23:04 AM
I have the big boxed set with the lion on it. The set appears to be unused, and has all the same parts and pieces except the monster slides or transparencies or whatever you call them.
Does the folder of tracing paper that came with your set list the Monster and Horror packets as available for order? Also, is the packed with the pencils and eraser still stabled closed and to the cardboard?
sts
All still stapled and unused, but mine doesn't advertise for the monster set. I'll snap a couple pics.
This may be the first time this one has been opened. All the inserts are perfect, too:
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd71/actionplus/monsterroom052.jpg)
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd71/actionplus/monsterroom053.jpg)
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd71/actionplus/monsterroom054.jpg)
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd71/actionplus/monsterroom055.jpg)
QuoteThis may be the first time this one has been opened.
Yeah, I did that too. The first one I ever got was mint and sealed from 1963. I hated to do it, but I had to know. No monsters whatsoever in it, referenced or other wise.
Interesting that the pencils in yours are sitting where they are. Typically they're stapled to the bottom insert. Looks like it might have been at one time. Judging by the color of the box and the envelope, you got one from '64 if my study of them is correct. Turn the brown folder over and read the back, it should offer more sets there too, but probably not the Monsters or Horror.
Does your Enlarg-a-graph have "Canada" stamped on it in white by chance? Also, is the box double sided, or is the back blank?
Thanks,
sts
You are right, I found where the pencils were stapled onto the insert and they were pulled off and placed into the unit.
This box is printed on all sides. There are other sets advertised on the other side of the brown flder, but no monsters.
No CANADA stamp on it anywhere that I see.
Quote from: Monster Bob on December 15, 2007, 09:28:11 AM
Geesh, no wonder I turned out the way I did.
I'll say Bob! You sound as if you have all the ingredients to go totally ballistic!
I can see it in your eyes.
(http://universalmonsterarmy.com/bob.jpg)
Great stuff guys and gals. First time I ever saw the inner contents of one of these playsets. Doesn't the $7.77 price tag just kick you in the gut. I used to dislike packaged toys that had price tags affixed. Now, as long as they are small and not blocking anything important, I think their kinda cool. Not only do they establish what the store the toy came from but obviously how much it sold for at retail. How did these sets sell at retail? I'm guessing not that well based on supply and demand? I'm trying to rationalize their very expensive $8000.00 price tag.
Say, now there's a good lookin' guy... 8)
Can you say...CRAZY!
Quote from: poseablemonster on December 15, 2007, 12:56:45 PM
This box is printed on all sides. There are other sets advertised on the other side of the brown folder, but no monsters.
No CANADA stamp on it anywhere that I see.
That's interesting. I thought yours was the same issue as the one on the lower left of my photo, with yellow ink used in the printing vs gold on the ones to it's right and directly on top, but mine is printed only on one side. The gold ink on the other two is almost like spray paint it is so thick. Is yours like that and just lighter looking due to the flash or my computer screen?
No surprise about the monsters not being listed on the folder. Your edition is just too early (63-64). Cool that it is unused. Another question: Is the card board insert a separate top and bottom, or are the attached to each other and folded around the enlarger?
sts
Quote from: darkmonkeygod on December 15, 2007, 07:34:21 AMAnyone know if they ever produced a Traceagraph boxed set? Monster Bob, you seem like the fellow who would know?
Is this picture from our Media section not one of a Trace-a-graph boxed set?
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/15/Emenee.jpeg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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Quote from: Monster Bob on December 13, 2007, 02:54:48 PMYes, there are two different refill sets, one with the plastic transparencies, and one with paper sheets with different art, both monster themed.
The short-hand info you tend to post is often so imprecise that it's misleading. I'm guessing that the plastic transparency refill set would be for the Enlarg-a-graph while the paper sheer refill set would be for the Trace-a-graph. Is that correct?
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Quote from: Toy Ranch on December 13, 2007, 01:52:33 PMHere are the pics of it from the archive:
Quote from: darkmonkeygod on December 15, 2007, 07:34:21 AMIn the meantime, here's a pic I snapped a little while back when I was comparing my amassment of boxed Enlarg-a-graphs:
Quote from: darkmonkeygod on December 15, 2007, 10:06:26 AMMore from the photo pile: note the hanged man right on the cover of the box, and the $7.77 retail price!
Here are some pictures to replace the ones that have been lost or else obscured by Photobucket:
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/Emenee_1.jpg)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/Emenee_4.jpg)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/Emenee%20Enlarg-a-graph%202.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/Emenee_2.jpg)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/(edited)_Emenee_3(1).jpg)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/Emenee%20Enlarg-a-graph.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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Photo's 2, 4, and 5 that Hepcat posted above are mine. Here's another one for a close-up look at the slides...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1912/45546943681_10b87fdcc8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2coPZwr)Enlarg-A-Graph Monster Drawing Set- Slides ( Emenee 1965 ) (https://flic.kr/p/2coPZwr) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Here's a close look at a Mummy slide...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50022143507_d86cc41c67_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jdhyw8)Enlarg-A-Graph Monster Drawing Set Mummy Slide ( Emenee 1965 ) (https://flic.kr/p/2jdhyw8) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
How 'bout a closer look at the Emenne Creature...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50028566897_0220c822d6_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jdRtYe)Enlarg-A-Graph Monster Drawing Set Creature Slide ( Emenee 1965 ) (https://flic.kr/p/2jdRtYe) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr