General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body and screws; glass lenses

Dimensions

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

Length

12.4 cm

Width

8.6 cm

Height

10.5 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

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Munich

Context

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

A similar box camera was used by the donor as a a child to capture photographs of her surroundings in Germany. The original burnt with all of her belongings during the Second World War. In 1951, a friend of the family gave her the Synchro Box as a parting gift to replace the one she'd lost as a child. Though the donor later worked as a photojournalist, she mainly used this camera to photograph friends, family and scenery in her leisure time.

Function

An apparatus used to record still images by means of creating a photograph.

Technical

Agfa Kamerawerke was one of the biggest manufacturers of box cameras; perhaps the second after Kodak. Most box cameras were made of plastic or cardboard but, considering the fact that Synchro boxes are all-steel cameras, they're extremely lightweight. They were made to take colour photographs but also have a built-in yellow filter for black and white photography on the pull out lever above the shutter release. This camera has uncommon features not usually found on box cameras: the twin tripod sockets and the cable release socket at the corner below the pull-out tabs.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On the front: MADE IN GERMANY/ [LOGO] Agfa/ SYNCHRO BOX

Missing

Hand strap

Finish

Black metal body with silver-coloured metal levers and knobs.

Decoration

Art deco front design (Taken from the worksheet)