Ted Serios' Polaroid Camera

Ted Serios' Polaroid Camera


Origin	Ted Serios
Type	Polaroid Camera
Effects	Takes photographs of the user’s thoughts
Downsides	Causes drunken behavior
Activation	Taking a picture of a person
Collected by	Warehouse 13
Section	Bickerstaff-561RA
Aisle	88121-4224
Shelf	97624-6419-247
Date of Collection	April 4, 2009
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Origin[]

Ted Serios was a Chicago bellhop known for his production of "thoughtographs" on Polaroid film. Serios' technique was to hold a small cylinder, or tube he called a gizmo, up to the lens of an instant camera, which was then pointed at his forehead and the shutter released. Most of his pictures came out blurry, although a few were clear; most times he was drunk. He claimed these were produced using psychic powers. However, photographers and magicians proved his claims as a fraud he produced.

Effects[]

Takes photographs of whatever is on the user's mind turning conscious thoughts into a visible image. Increased use leads to more drunken behavior.

Scam and Con Artifacts
The Hoax Foyer
Alexander of Abonoteichus' Grimorie • Barry Larkin's Olympic Torch • Calaveras Skull • Cassie Chadwick's Pearl Necklace • Christopher Müller’s Gold Tooth • Craig Jackson's Watch • Doug Bower & Dave Chorley's Wood Planks • Elsie Wright’s Camera • Ferdinand Waldo Demara’s Medical Textbook • Fiji Mermaid • General Store from Agloe, New York • George C. Parker's Deed to the Brooklyn Bridge • HMS Dreadnought Hoax Costumes • ID Sniper Rifle • Jacques Aymar-Vernay’s Dowsing Rod • Lambert Simnel's Leggings • Left Handed Whopper Wrapper • Mary Bateman’s Eggs • ''Masked Marauders'' Vinyl Record • Melvin Dummar's Will • Original Copy of 'I, Libertine' • Orson Welles' Microphone • Ted Serios' Polaroid Camera • Uri Geller's Spoon • Wilhelm Voigt’s Army Uniform • William Robinson's Chest
Other
Brian G. Hughes Umbrella • C. L. Blood's Bellows • Charles Ponzi's Money Clip • Charles Wells’ Roulette Wheel • Dan Enright's Address Book • Elyesa Bazna's Counterfeit Banknotes • Emerich Juettner’s Counterfeit Dollar Bill • Frank Abagnale Jr.'s Checkbook • Henry Meigg's Warrant Book • Herb Stempel's Headset • Jefferson Randolph Smith's Soap Bar • Mary Butterworth's Iron • Matthew Hopkins' Witch-Pricking Pin • M.E. Clifton James's Fake Military Uniform • P.T. Barnum's Top Hat & Walking Stick • Richard Feynman's Safecracking Numerical Pad • Sophie Lyons' Gloves • Steven Jay Russell's Highlighters • William Chaloner's Groat • William Chaloner's Lottery Ticket