General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD BODY; METAL PARTS; GLASS OPTICS & PARTS/.2-.3 WOOD/ CARDBOARD? CASE WITH SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING & FABRIC LINING, LEATHER STRAP & METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

23.0 cm

Width

21.1 cm

Height

20.1 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

Unknown

Canada

USED IN CANADIAN HOSPITAL.

Function

DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED IN HOSPITAL, POSSIBLY TO PHOTOGRAPH VISIBLE SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE & TRAUMA (SEE REF, 2).

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PLATE BELLOWS CAMERA MADE BY AMERICAN COMPANY AGFA ANSCO, FORMED IN 1928 WHEN GERMAN FIRM AGFA MERGED WITH AMERICAN COMPANY ANSCO. AGFA ANSCO NAME WAS USED UNTIL 1943 WHEN AGFA WAS DROPPED IN FAVOUR OF ANSCO.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE READING "MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A BY/ AGFA/ ANSCO CORPORATION/ BINGHAMTON, N.Y."; INCISED LETTERING ON SHUTTER HOUSING READS "Zeiss Ikon" [SCRIPT] & "COMPUR"; RAISED LETTERING ON EDGE OF SHUTTER HOUSING READS "No. 238881"; INCISED LETTERING ON LENS READS "CARL ZEISS JENA Nr. 1068194 TESSAR 1:45 f=13.5 cm"; WHITE HAND PRINTED LETTERING ON BASE READING "HOPITAL GENERAL"/.2 INCISED LETTERING READING "ANSCO DRY PLATE HOLDER"; WHITE HAND PRINTED LETTERING READING "Hopital general - Ottawa"/.2-.3 INCISED LETTERING READING "ANSCO CUT FILM HOLDER"

Missing

APPEARSCOMPLETE

Finish

.1 WOOD STAINED DARK BROWN & COATED; BLACK PAINTED LENS & SHUTTER MECHANISMS; GOLD PAINTED METAL PARTS

Decoration

N/A