Ansco No. 2 folding rollfilm camera in brown suede case
Ansco.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
Closed camera 76 x 167 x 35 mm
Place of origin
United States
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524406
Summary
Ansco No. 2 folding rollfilm camera in brown suede case. Serial number 32978. Inside cover reads ANSCO V. P. No. 2 MFD. BY ANSCO COMPANY BINGHAM N.Y. U.S.A. PATENTED SEPT. 20-1910 JUNE 11-1912 FEB 29-1916 FOR 4A FILM 32978. ANSOC logo embossed on leather strap. Bionic shutter by Wollensak Opt. Co. U.S.A. 3 1/4 in lens "LUSTRAR" F5-8 WRAY. LONDON No. 19336 Chart for shutter speeds for various distances printed on metal and tacked to the inside of the hinged lens cap. Leather camera backing and lens cap leather have come loose. Deterioration of suede case.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Ansco., manufacturer