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OBJECT TYPE: ROLLFILM/BELLOWS
DATE: 1916–1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0318.001

MANUFACTURER: Ansco Co.
MODEL: VEST POCKET 2
LOCATION: Binghamton, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 35840
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDSTOCK BOX; METAL BODY COVERED WITH LEATHER; LEATHER BELLOWS & HANDLE; GLASS LENS & VIEWFINDER

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 8.5 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: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Binghamton

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1920'S & 1930'S
Canada: CAMERA BELONGED TO JOHN VANDERPANT (1884-1939), A PROMINENT CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHER. A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE 1920'S & 1930'S, HE ESTABLISHED A DISTINCTIVE STYLE THAT EMPHASIZED LIGHT AND FORM AND GENERALLY SHUNNED POPULAR MANIPULATIVE PROCESSES. (REF.1)
Function: USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM
Technical: THE UNUSUAL FEATURE OF THIS CAMERA IS THE HINGED LENS COVER (REF.3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON INSIDE BACK: 'ANSCO V.P. NO 2/ MFD. BY/ ANSCO COMPANY/ BINGHAMTON, N.Y./ U.S.A./ PATENTED/ SEPT. 20-1910/ JUNE 11-1912/ FEB. 29-1916/ FOR 4A FILM/ 35840'/ ON BODY: '35840'/ AROUND LENS: 'T.B 200 100 50 25 10/ BIONIC/ WOLLENSAK U.S.A./ Anatigmat F6.3 No 112095. Ansco'/ ON STRAP: 'ANSCO'/ ON BOX: 'ANSCO/ VEST/ POCKET/ CAMERA/ NO. 2/ Ansco Anastigmat/ F 6.3 Lens/ Bionic Shutter'/ 32 22 16 11 8f 6.3'/ ON BACK OF DISTANCE WHEEL: 'PAT. FEB. 1. 1916.'/ ON DISTANCE METER: 'F 10 15 25 50 100' 'M 2 3 5 8 15 30'
Missing: TAKE-UP REEL/ ONE BELLOWS STRUT RETAINING POST/ COVERING ON BODY LOOSE & BECOMING DETACHED/ BOX LID IS SPLITTING/ LENS COVER
Finish: BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Ansco Co., Camera, circa 1916–1924, Artifact no. 1990.0318, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0318.001/

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