General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC COVERING, LENS, LENS HOUSING, KNOB, HANDLE, PARTS/ PAPER LABEL IN CAMERA INTERIOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

13.8 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

9.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Agfa Ansco

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Binghamton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1950S-1960S =

Canada

EQUIPMENT USED AT DOMINION OBSERVATORY, CANADA'S PREDOMINANT ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY WHICH OPERATED FROM1905 TO 1970.

Function

DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT.

Technical

LOW-PRICED PLASTIC EYE-LEVEL CAMERA FOR 6X9 ON 620 FILM. ORIGINAL KIT ALSO CONTAINED FLASH, 6 BULBS, GADGET BAG & FILM (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITELETTERING ON FRONT READING "Ansco/ READYFLASH/ MADE IN BINGHAMTON, N.Y. U.S.A."/ RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS:USE ANSCO/ FILM/ 620"/ OFF-WHITE LABEL READS "FOR BEST RESULTS USE/ Ansco/ 620/ ALL-WEATHER FILM"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING ON METALLIC BODY/ BLACK SYNTHETIC WITH RED SHUTTER

Decoration

RED, BLUE, & WHITE ILLUSTRATION OF ANSCO FILM BOX ON LABEL