General Information

Serial #

CG 6977

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY & PARTS/ GLASS OPTICS/ LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE, FELT? LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

15.5 cm

Width

7.7 cm

Height

10.7 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950S +

Canada

CAMERA OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S-1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE, ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE AT NAC.

Function

DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF BASIC 35 MM CAMERA, MADE BYGERMAN CAMERA MFR. AGFA CAMERA WERK FOR ITS AMERICAN AFFILIATE ANSCO; SAME AS AGFA SILETTE. IN 1928 AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC MFR. ANSCO MERGED WITH GERMAN COMPANY AGFA TO BECOME AGFA ANSCO CORP. IN 1939 IT BECAME GENERAL ANILINE & FILM CORP. & IN 1943 DROPPED AGFA FROM PRODUCT NAME. IN 1952 AGFA FOUNDED AGFA CAMERA WERK AG IN MUNICH; IT BECAME AGFA AG IN 1957.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON FRONT READS "ANSCO MEMAR" & PRONTO"/ RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "MADE FOR ANSCO BY/ AGFA CAMERA WERK AG/ MUNCHEN GERMANY/ (REGISTERED) BY ANSCO-GAF"/ INCISED LETTERING ON LENS HOUSING READS "Agfa Apotar 1:3.5/45"/ INCISED WHITE "CG 6977" INSIDE INTERIOR/ INCISED BLACK & RED MARKINGS FOR CONTROLS/ GOLD STAMPED "ANSCO" & "TOP GRAIN COWHIDE/ MADE IN CANADA" ON OUTSIDE OF CASE, PATENT NO. STAMPED ON LEATHER STRIP INSIDE CASE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK STIPPLE FINISH ON BODY/ BRUSHED METAL PARTS/ BROWN LEATHER WITH PLATED HARDWARE & RED LINING

Decoration

RAISED AGFA LOGO ON UNDERSIDE