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Press Stories covering the discovery of 'Zepped', November 2009
The discovery of 'Zepped' first broke in the UK press in early November 2009. Within a matter of days the story had become worldwide news and had featured in newspapers and news websites across the globe. Here are links to a selection of the reports.
The discovery of 'Zepped' first broke in the UK press in early November 2009. Within a matter of days the story had become worldwide news and had featured in newspapers and news websites across the globe. Here are links to a selection of the reports.
Variety (International): 'Mystery in a Film Can'
Morace Park, a British businessman and antiques dealer, thought he was bidding for a vintage film can when he placed an order for a collection of odds and ends on eBay a few months ago. Little did he know that the contents of that can would send him on the trail of a mystery involving Charlie Chaplin, Zeppelin bombers and Britain’s morale effort in WWI...
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Morace Park, a British businessman and antiques dealer, thought he was bidding for a vintage film can when he placed an order for a collection of odds and ends on eBay a few months ago. Little did he know that the contents of that can would send him on the trail of a mystery involving Charlie Chaplin, Zeppelin bombers and Britain’s morale effort in WWI...
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The Guardian (UK): 'Collector finds unseen Charlie Chaplin film...'
Morace Park was footling around on eBay looking for antiques when he stumbled on an item that was listed casually as an "old film" – and even then he was really more interested in the tin it was in.
"It had a lovely look to it," said Park. But the contents of the battered container, which he bought for the princely sum of £3.20, have turned out to be a previously unknown film by Charlie Chaplin...
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Morace Park was footling around on eBay looking for antiques when he stumbled on an item that was listed casually as an "old film" – and even then he was really more interested in the tin it was in.
"It had a lovely look to it," said Park. But the contents of the battered container, which he bought for the princely sum of £3.20, have turned out to be a previously unknown film by Charlie Chaplin...
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The Independent (UK): 'Lost Chaplin film discovered in $5 can on Ebay'
When Morace Park bought a can of nitrate film on eBay for $5, he was surprised to discover that it contained footage of Charlie Chaplin. The inventor was utterly astounded when his friend John Dyer, a former member of the British Board of Film Classification, told him that he had discovered rare footage of the performer, and possibly an unknown Chaplin work. Unlike many nitrate films, the contents of this 1916 can were still intact...
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When Morace Park bought a can of nitrate film on eBay for $5, he was surprised to discover that it contained footage of Charlie Chaplin. The inventor was utterly astounded when his friend John Dyer, a former member of the British Board of Film Classification, told him that he had discovered rare footage of the performer, and possibly an unknown Chaplin work. Unlike many nitrate films, the contents of this 1916 can were still intact...
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The Daily Telegraph (UK): 'Lost Charlie Chaplin film bought on Ebay for $5'
Morace Park from Henham, Essex, purchased the tin simply because he liked the look of it.
He was amazed to discover its fragile contents: a previously unknown seven-minute film Chaplin film called Zepped. His interest was piqued, he said, when he could not find any mention of it on the internet...
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Morace Park from Henham, Essex, purchased the tin simply because he liked the look of it.
He was amazed to discover its fragile contents: a previously unknown seven-minute film Chaplin film called Zepped. His interest was piqued, he said, when he could not find any mention of it on the internet...
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Chicago Tribune (US): 'Chaplin Lost, and Found'
For nearly a century "Zepped," a 6-minute 1916 film of mysterious pedigree starring Charlie Chaplin, was lost. Now it’s found. Earlier this year, an Essex, England, film collector named Morace Park made a successful eBay bid of £3.20 (or $5.68 American) on a nitrate film canister containing unlabeled footage. The footage turned out to be the obscure Chaplin short, a World War I propaganda effort designed to buck up British morale...
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For nearly a century "Zepped," a 6-minute 1916 film of mysterious pedigree starring Charlie Chaplin, was lost. Now it’s found. Earlier this year, an Essex, England, film collector named Morace Park made a successful eBay bid of £3.20 (or $5.68 American) on a nitrate film canister containing unlabeled footage. The footage turned out to be the obscure Chaplin short, a World War I propaganda effort designed to buck up British morale...
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The Guardian (UK): 'I bought a long lost Charlie Chaplin film on EBay'
I'm a bit of a collector – a hoarder, my wife would say; there's something about auctions that I find irresistible. I collect most things – china, pottery, porcelain, silver, wine, boxes. I was busy on eBay one evening late last year when I stopped, intrigued by a picture of a film canister, considerably battered...
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I'm a bit of a collector – a hoarder, my wife would say; there's something about auctions that I find irresistible. I collect most things – china, pottery, porcelain, silver, wine, boxes. I was busy on eBay one evening late last year when I stopped, intrigued by a picture of a film canister, considerably battered...
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Hello Magazine (International): 'From EBay to Hollywood'
As far as impulsive buys go, it takes a lot to beat the purchase by Mo Park, who splashed out the princely sum of £3.20 on an antique that could change his life..
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As far as impulsive buys go, it takes a lot to beat the purchase by Mo Park, who splashed out the princely sum of £3.20 on an antique that could change his life..
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BBC TV, The One Show, BBC1 21st July 2010 at 7pm
