VINTAGE BOOTHS. REAL CHEMISTRY. A SECOND CHAPTER.Spotted a booth? Tell the Goose

WE BUY VINTAGE ANALOG PHOTOBOOTHS

We buy old
photo booths.
Dust and all.

One tucked away in a bar, garage or estate? Working or not, we'd love to see it. Send a few photos and its location—we'll talk through a purchase and collection plan if it's a fit.

No repairs. No asking price required. No pressure to sell.

Idaho Falls, Idaho · Interesting finds considered farther afield
Our fictional headscarf-wearing goose mascot with a spanner, photostrip and illustrated vintage boothA LITTLE DUST?Don't fret.NO POWER-UP NEEDED.
GENUINE ANALOG BOOTHSWORKING, WAITING OR IN PIECESPRIVATE PHOTO REVIEWPRESERVATION, NOT PRETENCE

THE GOOSE IS ON THE LOOKOUT

The real thing.
Not a digital dress-up.

Original cameras. Photographic paper. A tiny darkroom inside. Those are the booths we want to help keep in the world.

See what makes a chemical booth

Vintage chemical booths

Authentic coin-operated, dip-and-dunk machines. Auto-Photo, Photo-Me and other genuine analog systems.

Projects with possibilities

Working, untested, long-stored or incomplete. Original mechanisms and useful parts are worth a look.

A good lead, kindly shared

A booth in an estate or a closed arcade? An introduction with the owner's permission can make all the difference.

Modern digital event rigs, selfie kiosks and 360 platforms aren't our acquisition focus. Not sure which you have? Ask us.

A SIMPLE FIRST STEP

Less mystery.
More next chapter.

You don't have to be a booth expert to start a conversation. You don't even have to switch it on.

01

Send what you know

Start with its location, a way to reach you and a few photos if you have them. No model number, asking price or working demonstration needed.

02

Talk through the offer

We'll review the booth, ask any useful follow-up questions and discuss a written offer if it's a fit. You'll know what is included before deciding.

03

Agree the handover

Before a sale, we'll agree payment, who arranges collection, any moving costs and a workable date. Leave the booth where it is while we make the plan.

Let's take a lookNo account. No asking price required. No obligation.
Our actual Auto-Photo Model 20 cabinet with its Photographs roof sign, original curtain and stoolAUTO-PHOTO MODEL 20 · OUR FIRST PROJECT

EVERY GOOD STORY STARTS SOMEWHERE

Ours came
with a curtain
and a few questions.

A Model 20. An original “Photographs” sign. Roughly twenty years in storage. And a rather long list of things to learn.

It now makes strips and has completed full test cycles. We're working through flash and intermittent paper-handling issues before calling it ready for customers. Real progress, honestly documented.

Meet our first booth RESTORATION IN PROGRESS

FROM THE NOTEBOOK

A little knowledge.
A lot less guesswork.

Open the notebook
Owner Guides

An Old Photobooth Has Been Stored for Years. What Should I Document?

A calm first checklist for owners: preserve the story, photograph what is there, and leave old electrical and process work for qualified people.

3 min read
Owner Guides

What Affects the Value of a Vintage Photobooth?

Why completeness, originality, evidence of operation, and the path out of a building all matter more than a quick number from a photo.

3 min read
Estate & Cleanout

Before an Estate Sale or Cleanout: Documenting an Old Photobooth

A practical way to identify a possible analog booth, protect privacy, and give the authorized decision-maker a fair chance to consider it before scrapping.

3 min read

A TIP OF THE BEAK

Not yours, but
you know where one is?

Estate-sale folks, coin-op technicians, bar owners, cleanout crews and curious neighbors: we'd love a permission-first introduction.

Pass along a lead

Check the corners.
Ask the old-timers.
Keep a booth out of the scrap pile.

No promised finder fees or automatic purchases. Just a thoughtful first conversation.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK

Ready to talk about selling your booth?

Working or not, start with its location and what you know. Photos help, an asking price is optional, and there's no pressure to sell.

Sell your booth