Collectors Corner

If you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. Hi GED, I started collecting films and equipment around 1963 when I was a mere 12 years old, I first got to know Derann around 1985ish when they had a stall at the Westminster…

If you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. Dave Worrall was Derann’s advertising manager and created artwork for newsletters and film labels. It was such a long time ago – almost 30 years ago – when I first went to work for…

If you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. Hello Ged. Thank you for your invitation. I started collecting Super 8 film in 1980. First, of course, only silent films. In 1986 I bought my first sound film projector. A friend introduced me…

If you have a story to tell send it to my gmail, and a photo or two would be nice. Simon Bytheway worked at Derann for a number of years, mainly in the video rental dept, but he did a stint in almost every area of the business. Simon Bytheway I started work with Derann…

If you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. This chapter is written by a retired radio presenter of Michigan. James Owen I started collecting when I was 9 years old. I’m 62 now. My first purchase was a 50′ reel of Dracula.…

If you have a story to tell, send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. This chapter is written by a former Derann staff member Nick Dunn, who worked along side Adrian Simmonds in the TV and Hi-Fi Department for more than thirty years. Nick Dunn Hi Ged. I…

If you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice. Mahmood Ali My name Mahmood Ali, from Iraq/Kurdistan region, I was about 5 years old my big brother took me to the theater for the first time in my life. From that time there…

If you have a story to tell send it to my personal messenger, and a photo or two would be nice.This chapter written by a get who runs 8mm Ken Films Collections on Facebook. Clinton Hunt I live in Waharoa, a small town in the Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand population around 5 million.…