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Art Deco Cameras

Ansco Cameras

Here are the Art Deco 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.

RatingArt Deco Credentials
star star star star starIconic: Famous, well-known and celebrated
star star star starSignificant: Pronounced and self evident
star star starNoteworthy: Worth giving special attention
star starAcceptable: Modest and restricted
starLimited: Minor and insubstantial

Ansco

 ModelDateFilm
star star
Clipper
1947616
star star
Shur-Shot Jr.
1948120
star
Sears Roebuck Tower 43
1948120
star star
Rediflex
1948620
star star
Panda
1950620
star star
Shur-Flash
1953120

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.