Agfa-Ansco Cameras

Here are the Art Deco Agfa-Ansco cameras in my collection with date of introduction and film type.

I use a star system to rate cameras against their Art Deco credentials.

Rating	Art Deco Credentials
	Iconic: Famous, well-known and celebrated
	Significant: Pronounced and self evident
	Noteworthy: Worth giving special attention
	Acceptable: Modest and restricted
	Limited: Minor and insubstantial

Agfa-Ansco

	Model	Date	Film
	Royal 1A Ostrich Skin	1925	116
	Readyset Royal Silver Fox	1931	120
	Shur-Shot	1932	120
	PD16 Plenax	1935	616
	PB20 Viking	1940	620

History

In 1928, the US division of Agfa entered a merger with the Ansco company of Binghamton, New York. Products manufactured in either country were then branded and sold under the dual name Agfa Ansco. For a period of approximately 15 years, cameras originating with Ansco in the USA and some from Agfa in Germany were branded as Agfa Ansco. With the entry of the US into WWII, the Germanic associations of the Agfa name were seen as a liability, and it was dropped. Several product lines that had originated in the Agfa Ansco period were then continued under the Ansco name alone.