Agfa Cameras

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

The Categories ⓘ

The Art Deco cameras on this site are divided into 5 Deco categories - Early Deco, Period Deco, Streamlined Deco, Deco Influenced and Late Deco. A Wider Collection category contains cameras in my collection that are unrelated to Art Deco.

Star System - Deco Strength ⓘ

I use a star system to show Deco strength. Each camera is rated by how strongly it embodies Art Deco style, from iconic five-star classics to those with incidental Deco elements. It's a quick way to see at a glance how Deco a design really is.

Agfa

	Model	Date	Film
	Speedex 0	1932	127
	Billy Clack No. 74	1934	120
	Billy Clack No. 51	1934	120
	Billy Compur	1934	120
	Trolix	1936	120
	Karat	1936	Rapid
	Billy Record 8.8	1936	120
	Box B-2	1937	120
	Karat 3.5 V2	1939	Rapid
	Synchro Box	1949	120
	Clack	1954	120
	Click I	1958	120

History

AGFA was the abbreviation for Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation, given in 1873 to a company that had been founded in Berlin in 1867. It produced chemicals for photography. Most famous is the film developer Rodinal, introduced in 1892 and continued for 115 years. In 1926 it introduced the first real Agfa camera, the Standard. In 1927, the successful Billy camera series was introduced, and Agfa licensed Ansco to manufacture its products for the American market.