Older ansco camera and 2 bell and howell movie cameras

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Posted by dmwelbes
12 years ago
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I have an old camera ( I believe a 1910 Ansco) with black bellows made of wood (possible mahogany) encased in leather, also 2 movie cameras metal 1 is a 3 rotatable lens made by revere model ca2, the other is a bell and howell 252. Any information would be appreciated incuding worth. thank you
Category General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium ansco is wood, movie cameras are metal
Distinguishing marks Ansco has black bellows and the Bell and Howell has a 3 lens rotatable
Condition Good
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Submitted by FredTheCat

Addressing the Ansco:

Ansco produced photo film, papers, and cameras from the mid-1800s through the 1980s.  They actually pre-date Kodak in the photo business, founded in 1842.

Yours appears to be a Junior B (also known as Model B) which was produced between 1906 and 1913.  It uses 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" roll film.  It's a fancy-looking camera but sadly there's not a huge demand for them.  A really clean specimen gets about $50-65, those in the condition of yours are more in the $35 range.

I'm still looking into the others.

 
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