norm_smith1

<p>Dave, I hope you're still watching this string, & that you still have your Peggy--a wonderful camera! Maybe you've already scoped out the cocking, but if not, this info might help. The Peggy (at least mine) won't cock unless it thinks the film has advanced. If the camera is empty, you can "fool" it by opening the camera and rotating the sprocket wheels with your thumb. The sprocket wheels are just under the pressure plate, to the right. The Peggy, by the way, has a super Schneider Xenon lens, and takes great pictures. Mine arrived without a take-up spool, but I was able to cobble a spool from a discarded can of film--I stuck a short piece notched dowel in the axis of the spool to catch the bottom of the advance knob. The film must be taped to the spool. The supply canister just fits in the right-hand hollow. There's no rewind knob on the Peggy--when you get to the end of your roll, you must unload the camera in a darkroom. The whole business is rather tricky, so I'd practice a few times with a dummy roll. Hope this helps, and good luck! Norm </p>